Mysql login error (Coppermine)

[Cali_Jeff]

Hello,

This is my first time using mysql, and I created my first database in order to install Coppermine. After installing Coppermine I am receiving the error "'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)." Can anyone help me out? I'm guessing I entered the wrong information during installation. Below is what I entered in parentheses.

Your admin account
Username (MY OPS username)
Password (My OPS password)
Email address (My Email)
Your MySQL configuration
MySQL Host (localhost)
MySQL Database Name (what i named my database)
MySQL Username (my database username)
MySQL Password (my database password)
MySQL table prefix (coppermine default prefix)

[IanS]

MySql Host shouldn't be localhost - try <<accountusername>>.powwebmysql.com (edit: Doing this from memory as I can't check on this system)

[dmacminn]

try a MySQL host in the form: <account-username>.powwebmysql.com

[Cali_Jeff]

Thanks to both of you. The host name was indeed incorrect. Instead of "localhost" it was "accountusername.powwebmysql.com." All is working correctly now.