You see, I ran a sample script. I typed in the username and passwords to
connect. It fails if I have a password entered. If I leave it blank, it
works...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Seifert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] MySQL Username and Passwords
> phpMyAdmin has an option to "reload mysql" too.
> It won't work until that is done.
>
> Where did you get the idea, that the username worked?
> It just tells, that access has been denied ... the same message
> would be sent if the user didn't exist at all!
>
>
> Thomas
>
>
> On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 12:40:12 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stephen Craton)
wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure how except through shell which isn't enabled. Even if I
didn't
> > reload it, why would the username work but the password not?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Nichel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Stephen Craton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: "PHP List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 12:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] MySQL Username and Passwords
> >
> >
> > > Did you reload MySQL after you added the new user?
> > >
> > > Stephen Craton wrote:
> > > > It's me again, trying to get some more help.
> > > >
> > > > My boss is hosting sites now for games and I need some help with
setting
> > up
> > > > phpMyAdmin privelages for certain MySQL users and such. Right now,
my
> > > > problem is setting up a new MySQL username and password.
> > > >
> > > > I add a new user in phpMyAdmin, I type in the details, everything is
> > fine.
> > > > When I go to test the connection with those connection details, I
get
> > this
> > > > error: (I copied and pasted the username and password so they are
the
> > same
> > > > for both the script and when I entered them into phpMyAdmin.)
> > > >
> > > > Access denied for user: 'd2sector@localhost' (Using password:
YES)
> > > >
> > > > My code is as follows:
> > > >
> > > > <?php
> > > > if(@mysql_connect('localhost', 'd2sector', '**Edited Out**')) {
> > > > header("Location: index.php");
> > > > } else {
> > > > echo '<font color="red">Unable to connect to database. Error as
> > > > follows:</font><br>'.mysql_error();
> > > > }
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have a clue as to why this happens and how to fix it?
I'll
> > need
> > > > to know how to fix this for future users as well. Thanks in
advanced.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Stephen Craton
> > > > http://www.melchior.us
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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