"Randall F. To: <paul_s_johnson@urscorp.com> Kern" cc: <randy@spoke. Subject: RE: [Zope] MySQL connection woes net> 01/09/01 12:08 PM
For a quick test, run the mysql client from the command line.
Let's say your connection string was: foodb paul passwd
Start mysql like this: $ mysql -u paul -p foodb
And when prompted for the password, enter passwd.
This will ensure mysql is setup correctly. Make sure you do this from the same machine that is running Zope, as MySql can be configured for different access from different machines.
If you want to play with "null" passwords and such, look at the mysql.user and mysql.db tables. Remember to run "mysqladmin flush-privileges" after making changes to the user and db tables.
This last part I did not know, thanks! Ok, I am getting closer. I finally found a connection string that Zope accepts, but now when I test the connection with a query like "SHOW TABLES;" or a SELECT query it I get the message: "There was no data matching this Z MySQL Database Connection (connected) query." - even though I know these tables exist. The connection says that it is open and it will only accept connection strings of databases that really exist in MySQL. INFO: MySQL user name: root hostname: www.myhost.com password: none Zope Connection string: mydatabase@www.myhost.com root In the grant tables there is the following entries: In user: root@www.myhost.com with no privileges In db: root@www.myhost.com with all privileges for mydatabase.* except for Grant_priv One other parameter that may have a bearing: the box's name is station99.ispname.net even though it hosts www.myhost.com (or is it the other way around?). Any suggestions why the connection is not working properly?