Did you create the user wic in your mysql database? If you need to do that, you can check out this page: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Adding_users.html
Hope this helps! Adam On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 20:31, Daniel Kuecker wrote: > thanks, I finally got it. i am able to connect with the mysql console app > for windows, but i downloaded a php app that still says: > > MySQL server said: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: > YES) > > i thought i read somewhere that php and mysql use different encryption > algorythms, so i dont know what to do now... > > daniel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 8:22 PM > Subject: Re: [sclug-general] mysql > > > > There is one important thing to note. The system root is not associated > > with the mysql root. Thus to start out, the mysql root user has no > > password. > > You can login using the following: > > > > mysql -u root > > > > To assign it a password, you can do this: > > > > mysqladmin -u root password 'password' > > > > > > If that doesnt work, you may need to do the following: > > > > Try doing the following: > > 1. su into the box > > 2. groupadd mysql > > 3. useradd -g mysql mysql > > 4. chown -R root /usr/local/mysql > > 5. chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql > > 6. chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/data > > > > Now you should be able to start the server (if it is not already) with: > > bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & > > > > > > good luck! > > > > Adam > > > > > > On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 19:23, Daniel Kuecker wrote: > > > hey all. > > > i have RH9 loaded fesh, along with > > > mysql and php. i am trying, but when i try to connect to the database, > > > it says > > > > > > [WIC] ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using > > > password: YES) > > > > > > any ideas? i cannot seem to get connect. i can connect ehrn i ssh into > > > the server and use mysqladmin -u root -p > > > > > > please help! > > > > > > Thanks > > > daniel > > > > > >
