Install could not connect to the database

[Zycon]

Does WHMCS have any error logs anywhere for problems during installation?

 

I'm getting "Could not connect to the database - check the database connection details you entered and go back and correct them if necessary"

 

However I found the following scriptlet on this forum which confirms my login details are correct: "Connected to MySQL. Connected to Database"

 

<?php 
mysql_connect("localhost", "mysqladminUsername", "mysqladminPassword") or die(mysql_error()); 
echo "Connected to MySQL<br />"; 
mysql_select_db("mysqlDatabase") or die(mysql_error()); 
echo "Connected to Database"; 
?> 

 

Anything else I can try?

[MegaHostUK]

This may becuase your password is using characters that are not accepted. Try changing the database password to a password that only uses letters, removing all special characters.

[othellotech]

from an ssh prompt

cat the ./configuration.php file

try and connect manually using

mysql -h localhost -u (username) -p(password) (db)