[mythtv-users] how does mythtv connect to mysql?

[Mathew Mrosko]

On Tuesday 15 March 2005 05:31 pm, Michael Wester wrote:


http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-6.html#modify_perm_mysql
??

-Mat


> Hi-
>
> I've had my Mythtv box working fine for months.  Yesterday I started
> installation of new hardware (pvr-500) and now for some reason my
> database is acting up.  I'm having a tough time understanding this
> one.  Maybe if I knew a little better how the program accesses the db,
> I could figure it out.  I'm not finding any solutions in the archive.
> If you know of one, please kindly point me,
>
> 1) When I log in to my x session-kde as root (I know a no no...), I
> can start mythbackend and mythfrontend, no problems.
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 2)  When I log in to my x session- kde as user mythtv, I get errors that :
>
> 2005-03-15 17:22:34.161 Unable to connect to database!
> 2005-03-15 17:22:34.162 Driver error was [1/2005]:
> QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
> Database error was:
> Unknown MySQL Server Host ' mediabox' (1)
> couldn't open db
>
> When I go through the setup, I set ip address, indicate user is
> mythtv, and set password to mythtv.  Still cannot connect to db.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 3) from command line:
> mythtv at mediabox:~> mysql -u mythtv -p mythconverg
> I enter password=mythtv and I'm in.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I have a feeling that I'm missing a setting somewhere in mythtv?  but
> where?  Thanks for any insight.
>
> Mike
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