CSa is right, when you refer to your computer you usually have to refer to it as localhost, same with perl scripts.
"Douglas F. Keim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I installed PHP and MySQL. Tested PHP and started the MySQL server with the > standard databases, mysql and test. Server is going on the database with > the little stop signal green in the tray. I created a new database for the > BBS, YodaBBS is the database name. I can connect to it using DOS MySQL. I > extracted and moved the phpBB2 to my website and started the install.php > page. I put in what I thought was the correct information, Database name - > YodaBBS and a username and admin name that were the same "keimdf". I get a > phpBB: Critical Error. Cannot connect to the database. > > PHP and MySQL are installed on Drive D. php.ini and my.ini are in the > Windows directory and point to Drive D correctly. > > Running this all on WinXP Pro. > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
