Connection Problems!

[soule]

When I go to MY forums, It says

"Connection Problems

Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later. "

Then I can not get into it! It is a Simple Machines. It is hosted by Pwnd.

[metallica48423]

check and ensure the information in Settings.php is correct

The database connection lines begin with $db

[redone]

If that information is correct then your likely on an oversold server. Look for another host if you can confirm the information is correct.

[edchapman]

I'm getting the same error after moving to a new server. I know the server I have now is not "over sold." I have a vert server with nothing eles on it. I went over my Monthly Bandwidth on my last server. Would that have anything to do with it?

[shadow82x]

Just open up settings.php and make sure your mysql info is correct. If you switched servers you imported the new mysql table correct?

[edchapman]

My settings.php looks fine.
I did import the mysql smf1.sql backup.

[shadow82x]

Confirm it with your new host somehow SMF ca't reach your MYSQL database..

[edchapman]

I can see the table in my phpMyAdmin.
What do you mean by "confirm it with your new host?"

[metallica48423]

the mysql user must also exist and have access to that database.

It can't work if it can't connect to the database.

[edchapman]

How do I do that?

sorry... you lost me. Not that it's hard to do.

[metallica48423]

do you have cpanel on your hosting?

[edchapman]

yes.. on both.. The server I'm coming from and this new one.

[edchapman]

I did a fresh install of SMF on another site (on the same server) and it worked fine.

[metallica48423]

onto an existing database? or did you create it?

if you want to send me a pm with all the info, especially the cpanel info for the new server i can take a look.

[edchapman]

When I installed SMF from the cPanel it added the database. I did not need to do anything else.

What cpanel info are you looking for?

[edchapman]

hmm... let me ask this.. My domain is not yet pointing to this server, so I'm pulling this up within the server itself. Would that make a different?

[metallica48423]

ah, so you used fantastico.

Installing SMF on its own doesn't create the database (it can't), and the same is true if you transfer . so you have to create the database, import it, create the user/pass and link it with the database.

Id wait for it to point, but it may still not work if the user doesn't exist.

check this tutorial out: http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/Create-mySQL-database-with-cPanel-and-phpMyAdmin/23140

[edchapman]

I'll wait until I get all my sites pointing right and then check things out.