Please help guys,

 

I have experience in database design etc, but not on the 1&1 servers - I am new to it. I am having trouble connecting to the MySQL database i created. I logged into the my administration section and then went to the 'Websites & Applications' section. Next I went into the 'MySQL administration' section. Once here I clicked 'new database'. On thre next screen I entered the DB name, and then on the next page a list of variables were given to me including the ones you need to connect to the DB using MySQL & PHP, these were ....... Database Name, DB User Name, DB Password, Host Name. The problem is I am trying to connect to the database through mySQL-front so that for I know that its possible to connect to the database (without having to test it using PHP code). The problem is that it doesn't even connect to the database using mySQL. I am stumped at what has gone wrong. I read the following at the top of the MySQL administration page:

 

"Your MySQL databases are stored behind a firewall to protect your data. You can only access each one exclusively through your server. Direct access to your MySQL databases using a home PC (external ODBC connection) cannot be established. "

 

Does this mean that you cant connect to the database from outside the control panel/admin section? Is this causing my connection error? Any help would be great as I am really stuck.

 

I just get the following error message -

 

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

 

Anyone help?

 

Thanks

Anyone have any ideas?

Surely this is a question for 1&1 tech support?

Sometimes 1&1 databases take a while to become available. I've waited 20-30 minutes sometimes.