MySQL Invalid DB

I have been using CI for years and have configured a connection to MySQL X number of times but have been banging my head against a wall for the last 12 hrs.  I am just trying to connect to a MySQL database and am getting an Invalid DB error as soon as my project loads.  I have another project that connects to the same DB working just fine.  I even tried to copy and paste the database config file and the newer version of CI doesn't recognize the file is even there.  Here is what I have:

$active_group = 'default';


$query_builder = TRUE;


$db['default'] = array(
'dsn' => '',
'hostname' => 'localhost',
'username' => 'foxpoint_bdxuser',
'password' => '********',
'database' => 'foxpoint_bdxfeed',
'dbdriver' => 'mysql',
'dbprefix' => '',
'pconnect' => FALSE,
'db_debug' => TRUE,
'cache_on' => FALSE,
'cachedir' => '',
'char_set' => 'utf8',
'dbcollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
'swap_pre' => '',
'encrypt' => FALSE,
'compress' => FALSE,
'stricton' => FALSE,
'failover' => array(),
'save_queries' => TRUE

);

I do notice that the newer version of CI constructs the DB array a little different but the connection info is the same.  Any ideas?