This might be a dumb question, but here goes...
I am trying to install Modx and I keep getting "Connection to host: failed!"
I am entering my host name as: phpmyadmin.louiseannette.com
That is where I go to login to phpMyAdmin 2.6.3-pl1 to see my database info, etc....I get in fine there with my login name and password.
But the install can’t seem to login...
Am I not entering the correct thing for "Database host"?? HELP!!!
Database host: phpmyadmin.louiseannette.com
Database login name: pillow_lady
Database password: ********
Connection to host: failed!
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That’s because MODx can’t access the database via phpmyadmin; phpmyadmin is not a server’s name, it is the name of a program. You have to have just the hostname of the server, not how you access another program (actually that’s a subdomain URL, not a host name).
It is most likely "localhost"; that’s a good one to try at any rate. If that doesn’t work, you’ll need to get the actual database server’s hostname from your hosting tech support.
