Warning: mysql_connect () - Error message

[Pieter Lategan]

Hi

I have the following error message

Warning: mysql_connect () [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'bp5am' @ 'localhost' (using password: YES)

My username and password are as follows;

$ connect = mysql_connect ("localhost", "bp5am", "bp5ampass")
or die ("Hey, check your server connection.");

[perky416]

Hi mate,

 

Im not sure if this will solve your problem but you have a space between the $ and connect that would cause an error.

Try using $connect instead of $ connect.

[Pieter Lategan]

no that is not true , I dont have any spaces.  I think it have to do with my set up of my username and password, I am not sure how to do that maybe you can look at this:

 

$connect = mysql_connect ("localhost", "bp5am", "bp5ampass") or

die ("Hey  check your server connection.");

 

 

or maybe my server connection which I dont know how to do that.

 

[perky416]

Have you set up the database on your server?

Are you using cpanel?

[Pieter Lategan]

I dont know How to set up the database on my computer, I do it localy on my pc.

[mikesta707]

if you dont have a database setup then of course your mysql_connect is going to fail. I don't know what you are using to host php on your local computer, but you should try to google a tutorial on how to set up a database.

 

 

[Pieter Lategan]

I use XAMPP if that will help.

[Pieter Lategan]

Hi

 

The problem is solved, I will create privileges in phpMyAdmin, when I did when the databases worked.