Database connection error

[eluser]John_Betong_002[/eluser]
Try this:

Save this code to ./application/config/database_DEBUG.php

Code:

<?php
// **********************************

    // cosmetic stuff
    if(! defined('jj'))
    {
      define('jj', '<br />');
    }
    
    echo '<b>Database configuration:</b>';
    echo '<pre>';
      print_r($db['default']);
    echo '</pre>';

    echo    'Trying to connect: ';
    $dbh = mysql_connect
              (
                $db['default']['hostname'],
                $db['default']['username'],
                $db['default']['password'])
                 or
                die(jj .'Cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error()
              );
    
    $connected    = mysql_select_db ($db['default']['database']);
    
    $msg     = 'Big Problen cannot connect???'; // default
    if($connected)
    {
        $msg = 'Connected OK';
    }//
    echo jj, jj,  $msg;
    
    die(jj. jj.'<b>Debug:</b> file: ' .__FILE__ . '--&gt; Line: ' .__LINE__);

// ***********************************

 
Then include the file in your database.php
 

./application/config/database.php

Code:

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include 'database_DEBUG,php';