help please -mysql connections problem on DW

[dflow]

im unable to connect to my local mysql

with dreamweaver

i posted this on the editors sections and here as well as

it is the strangest problem

when I want to test a connection to a local database i get

" an undefined error occurred"

 

i had the same setting before i formatted this damn win xp machine

with dreamweaver cs3 and wamp5 i tried wamp2 and xampp

 

same error

i also reinstalled DW and nada

im really stuck

 

thanks guys and my apology for posting here as well

but i know the eyes pf the  knowledgeable are in this section

 

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,256835.0.html

[SapAuthor]

You may want to first take a look at how it connects without Mysql (like pure PHP code).  I know for my program, MAMP (Mac Apache MySQL PHP), my MySQL is located on localhost, and the MAMP program must be running to be using it. 

 

Is apache still running when you try this?

[dflow]

You may want to first take a look at how it connects without Mysql (like pure PHP code).  I know for my program, MAMP (Mac Apache MySQL PHP), my MySQL is located on localhost, and the MAMP program must be running to be using it. 

 

Is apache still running when you try this?

yes im also programming with cakephp

and i have no problem connecting to the database

and viewing the applications on localhost