MySQL is very finicky about the connection string. In : Database connection String: database myname mypassword You have to be careful about the 'database'. Sometimes localhost creates problems. Try using the valid IP or hostname address specified in the my.ini or my.cnf file instead of 'db@localhost' or just 'dbname'. Also make sure that the user 'myname' that you are using is specified with the right hostname since you are using X. So in the mysql/mysql db check the users table and there should be a record that should have 'myname' AND the 'hostname' is set to 'localhost' or '%'. If there is none (highly unlikely) you might want to copy one of the records and change the hostname to the IP or hostname of the machine. hth. AM Chris Africa wrote:

(Running Zope 2.5.1, Macintosh OS X v10.1.4, MySQL 3.23.49)

Last week I set up Zope/MySQL, and I was able to connect to a MySQL database using ZMySQLDA. After I restarted my server, Zope & mysqld, I could no longer connect.

First, I tried to reconnect to the database (a connection was in place, I just hit the "connect" button), but I got an error message. So I deleted that database connection altogether and tried to create a new one, but I can't.

When I try to "Add Z MySQL Database Connection," here are the options I use:

Id: MySQL_database_connection Title: Z MySQL Database Connection Database connection String: database myname mypassword

This is the error I get

Error Type: OperationalError Error Value: (1045, "Access denied for user: 'myname@localhost' (Using password: YES)")

It doesn't matter which user I use, I always get this error. It also doesn't matter which database I'm trying to connect to.

I know MySQL is running and the databases in question are working fine because I can connect to them and make changes with phpMyAdmin, and I can connect & edit them directly from the command line. I've tried all of my usernames and passwords, I've even reset them with phpMyAdmin, just to be sure.

Help! Any hints??

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