DW CS5 Unable to connect to a DB

I am using Apache 2.2, PHP 5.3, MySQL 5, and PHPMyAdmin. PHP works in Dreamweaver.

MySQL works at the command prompt. I can see my database in PHPMyAdmin.

My site is configured correctly.

When I open the DATABASES MySQL connection tap in DWCS5  and enter;

Connection name: name

MySQL server: localhost

User name: root

Password: root

Database: name

I get a pause and then, "A server timeout has occured."

DW doesn't want to connect to my localhost DB server.