Unknown PHP error (2) mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]

[Trek15]

If anyone could help me with this i'd be mighty grateful:

 

PHP version: 5.2.10

MySQL version: 5.0.81-community

 

Unknown PHP error (2)
mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'myusername'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
File: .../install.php
Line: 584

 

if (empty($zcontext['e']))
		{
			// test db info...
			$connection = @mysql_connect($processed['db_server'], $processed['db_user'], $processed['db_passwd']);
			if (!$connection || !@mysql_select_db($processed['db_name'], $connection))
			{
				$zcontext['e'][] = $ztxt['install'][28];

				// so the input fields are highlighted in red
				$zcontext['e'][$ekeys['db_server']] = '';
				$zcontext['e'][$ekeys['db_user']] = '';
				$zcontext['e'][$ekeys['db_passwd']] = '';
				$zcontext['e'][$ekeys['db_name']] = '';
			}

[.josh]

print_r($processed);

 

does that print out expected info? Usually for localhost you just need 'localhost' not 'blah@localhost'

[Trek15]

I'm nowhere near as knowledgeable as anyone here. Could you perhaps tell me how to use print_r($processed); ?

[.josh]

put it in your script just above

 

$connection = @mysql_connect($processed['db_server'], $processed['db_user'], $processed['db_passwd']);

 

and run it. You should see info about your $processed array output on the screen.

[Trek15]

Well that was easy, lol. The password was only three characters since it used the character "<" in it. I'll try it with a new password.

[Trek15]

Actually... i wonder something now. I have used this very same password with many other software-installations. Why do you think that the code in this software makes a break after the character '<' for the password?

[.josh]

  I have no idea what script you are using.  You can tell me if you like, but I'm not going to go searching for it and then look over its code.. more than likely it simply doesn't accept non-alphanumeric chars in things like username, pw, etc...

[Trek15]

Well it's ok. I bumped into the error of not being allowed to access the site after creating and logging in as the admin anyways, so i can't use this stuff now.

 

Thank for the help!