Nitai @ SixSigns wrote: > Ok, then what happens when you use root and the password for accessing > the MySQL server in the OpenBD admin section? If you're referring to creating a Datasource, this is the result:
Could not verify datasource: Could not create connection to database server. Attempted reconnect 3 times. Giving up. These are the values entered into the form: OpenBD Datasource name: client ssp Database name: ssp Database Server: localhost Server Port: 3306 user: root password: **** That error has been consistent since I added "mysql.jar" to OBD's /lib. Prior to installing mysql.jar, I would receive a ConnectionException error with a page-filling StackTrace. What is the difference in how OBD connects to the database server vs. how Navicat connects? * JB * > On Feb 12, 2009, at 12:44 AM, J.B. Mentzer wrote: > >>> As a good practice you should not use "root" as a user to access your >>> db from a web application. I recommend that you create a new user >>> "test" and use that user with that password to create a datasource >>> within the OpenBD Admin now. >> Yes, I'd like to do this ... but I don't know the procedure. I'd prefer >> to get port 3306 open so I can push out some website changes that are >> overdue. Once that's done, I'll try to create another user. > > -- > Razuna On-Demand - Hosted Digital Asset Management Solution > Razuna - Open Source Digital Asset Management with Web Content Management > http://www.razuna.com/ > > Kabunto - Open Source Forum Solution > http://www.kabunto.org/ > > SixSigns - Enrich people’s lives and web experience > http://www.sixsigns.com > http://blog.sixsigns.com > > Follow us on Twitter > http://twitter.com/sixsigns > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Open BlueDragon Public Mailing List http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en official site @ http://www.openbluedragon.org/ !! save a network - trim replies before posting !! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
