MySQL Connection Issues - Dreamhost

[eluser]gtech[/eluser]
I don't really know what your problem is

the only difference in my config is that for mysql I am using the mysqli driver.
$db['default']['dbdriver'] = "mysqli";
$active_record = TRUE; instead I have $db['default']['active_r'] = TRUE;

could be a red herring though.

What version of php are you using as I have read in some forums they have had issues with php4 on dreamhost.