Now getting "Access Denied" ??

Should you be able to rectify this with a local server?

You might also be able to contact Yahoo (but I kinda doubt this) and have
them add your IP address to allow you to connect.

jon

"David Powers" <david@example.com> wrote in message
news:efjfh4$3mh$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> mommatc wrote:
>> Is there anywhere to specify the database "host name" ? The company I'm
>> setting this up for is using Yahoo for their hosting and Yahoo says the
>> "host name" has to be set to "mysql" ??
>
> You set the hostname when creating a MySQL Connection in Dreamweaver. In
> most cases, it's "localhost", but "mysql" is quite reasonable. Your main
> problem, though, is the Yahoo hosting. Many people report problems with
> connecting to MySQL on Yahoo. I think that local connections on the remote
> server work OK, but you will have problems trying to do it remotely.
>
> --
> David Powers
> Adobe Community Expert
> Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
> http://foundationphp.com/

mommatc wrote:
> Is this on the window that you get if you click the "plus
> sign" from the "Databases" tab? If so - which field in that window do they
> want the hostname in?

Yes.

MySQL Server.

--
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Should you be able to rectify this with a local server?

You might also be able to contact Yahoo (but I kinda doubt this) and have
them add your IP address to allow you to connect.

jon

"David Powers" <david@example.com> wrote in message
news:efjfh4$3mh$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> mommatc wrote:
>> Is there anywhere to specify the database "host name" ? The company I'm
>> setting this up for is using Yahoo for their hosting and Yahoo says the
>> "host name" has to be set to "mysql" ??
>
> You set the hostname when creating a MySQL Connection in Dreamweaver. In
> most cases, it's "localhost", but "mysql" is quite reasonable. Your main
> problem, though, is the Yahoo hosting. Many people report problems with
> connecting to MySQL on Yahoo. I think that local connections on the remote
> server work OK, but you will have problems trying to do it remotely.
>
> --
> David Powers
> Adobe Community Expert
> Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
> http://foundationphp.com/

mommatc wrote:
> Is this on the window that you get if you click the "plus
> sign" from the "Databases" tab? If so - which field in that window do they
> want the hostname in?

Yes.

MySQL Server.

--
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Should you be able to rectify this with a local server?

You might also be able to contact Yahoo (but I kinda doubt this) and have
them add your IP address to allow you to connect.

jon

"David Powers" <david@example.com> wrote in message
news:efjfh4$3mh$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> mommatc wrote:
>> Is there anywhere to specify the database "host name" ? The company I'm
>> setting this up for is using Yahoo for their hosting and Yahoo says the
>> "host name" has to be set to "mysql" ??
>
> You set the hostname when creating a MySQL Connection in Dreamweaver. In
> most cases, it's "localhost", but "mysql" is quite reasonable. Your main
> problem, though, is the Yahoo hosting. Many people report problems with
> connecting to MySQL on Yahoo. I think that local connections on the remote
> server work OK, but you will have problems trying to do it remotely.
>
> --
> David Powers
> Adobe Community Expert
> Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
> http://foundationphp.com/

mommatc wrote:
> Is this on the window that you get if you click the "plus
> sign" from the "Databases" tab? If so - which field in that window do they
> want the hostname in?

Yes.

MySQL Server.

--
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Should you be able to rectify this with a local server?

You might also be able to contact Yahoo (but I kinda doubt this) and have
them add your IP address to allow you to connect.

jon

"David Powers" <david@example.com> wrote in message
news:efjfh4$3mh$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> mommatc wrote:
>> Is there anywhere to specify the database "host name" ? The company I'm
>> setting this up for is using Yahoo for their hosting and Yahoo says the
>> "host name" has to be set to "mysql" ??
>
> You set the hostname when creating a MySQL Connection in Dreamweaver. In
> most cases, it's "localhost", but "mysql" is quite reasonable. Your main
> problem, though, is the Yahoo hosting. Many people report problems with
> connecting to MySQL on Yahoo. I think that local connections on the remote
> server work OK, but you will have problems trying to do it remotely.
>
> --
> David Powers
> Adobe Community Expert
> Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
> http://foundationphp.com/

mommatc wrote:
> Is this on the window that you get if you click the "plus
> sign" from the "Databases" tab? If so - which field in that window do they
> want the hostname in?

Yes.

MySQL Server.

--
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Should you be able to rectify this with a local server?

You might also be able to contact Yahoo (but I kinda doubt this) and have
them add your IP address to allow you to connect.

jon

"David Powers" <david@example.com> wrote in message
news:efjfh4$3mh$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> mommatc wrote:
>> Is there anywhere to specify the database "host name" ? The company I'm
>> setting this up for is using Yahoo for their hosting and Yahoo says the
>> "host name" has to be set to "mysql" ??
>
> You set the hostname when creating a MySQL Connection in Dreamweaver. In
> most cases, it's "localhost", but "mysql" is quite reasonable. Your main
> problem, though, is the Yahoo hosting. Many people report problems with
> connecting to MySQL on Yahoo. I think that local connections on the remote
> server work OK, but you will have problems trying to do it remotely.
>
> --
> David Powers
> Adobe Community Expert
> Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
> http://foundationphp.com/

mommatc wrote:
> Is this on the window that you get if you click the "plus
> sign" from the "Databases" tab? If so - which field in that window do they
> want the hostname in?

Yes.

MySQL Server.

--
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/