vB wont connect to database on managed 1and1 server.

[Amiga Harrison]

Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

Can you please verify with your host that the MySQL user & password are correct. The error message you get now indicates the wrong user or password, or the user does not have permision to the database.

Yes, the user and password are correct.

I get the same error when trying to connect to a database via ssh if I don't include the socket. But if I do include the socket then it connects properly.

Originally Posted by Marco van Herwaarden

You can also give the following a try:

PHP Code:

$config['MasterServer']['servername'] = '127.0.0.1';
$config['MasterServer']['port'] = '3316'; 


Edit: Are you using MySQL or MySQLi?

I'm using MySQL.

On trying those details I get the following error:

mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 111
/homepages/x/dxxxxxxxxx/htdocs/forum/includes/class_core.php on line 311