Thread: creating database

Hi guys, need help with database. I'm installing mambo server content management. I am required to enter database information, I entered but it's password and username is wrong. I tried again, and this time, access denied. why is it so?

1) host name: local host

MySQL User Name: Either something as 'root' or a username given by the hosterMySQL

2) Password:
For site security using a password for the mysql account in mandatory

3) MySQL Database Name:
Some hosts allow only a certain DB name per site. Use table prefix in this case for distinct mambo sites.

4) MySQL Table Prefix:



Need some help here. I created a database in cpanel, and use it as the database name. i added a user and a password from cpanel also. is it the way to do it?

Sufian.

Hey, managed to create the database, what I left out just now was to add user to the database. thought by creating a user name and a database, it will be added automatically. Needed to press add user to dB.

regards,

Sufian.