mysql setup for gallery

I am installing the gallery script and it stops on step 5, trying to connect to the database. Step one of the install, sets up a mysql database. I am using the login info specified during the setup but the install bawks saying " Unable to connect to database with the information provided".

Interestingly, if I look at the dreamhost panel, the database I created does not show up. Could this be the same problem as others seem to be having with mysql? I wonder if it is down on the whole server?

Are you sure that your database hostname (mysql.example.com) is accessible? Have you supplied it to the script? (You can't use localhost.)

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Very little to do with either emus or farmers!

If I browse to the database: mysql.springfield.cisvusa.org I am presented with the login box, but the userid and password I specified does not work. The login message is

enter the username and password for PHPmyadmin on server xxxx.


Seems odd

user name for panel / FTP / mysql is different

Thank you folks. I found the problem. I did not follow the steps correctly and had a typo in directory path to g2data.

User problem.