Making local connection to MySQL using OS X

[itisgregory]

I am using OS X and Dreamweaver MX. I am trying to make a connection to the
MySQL Sever from within Dreamweaver using the Applications panel and clikcing
on the "+". A window opens asking for:
Connection Name: Apress
MySQL Server: localhost
User Name: apress
Password: xxxxxx
Database (Select):
When I click select so the Dreamweaver can browse to the databases in MySQL
the connection is not being made because Dreamweaver cannot find the MySQL
Server. I think that "localhost" is wrong even though I am using a book that
tells me to use localhost. MySQL and PHP are on my local machine. I am NOT
using a remote machine. I used phpMyAdmin to create the databases. Any
suggestions?

Gregory

[ticasticus]

Assuming that everyone is working fine with your PHP, APACHE and MySQL you
might try this:

In your site definition you can't use localhost for your testing URL prefix,
as you probably were isntructed to do. You need to use this:

[url]http://127.0.0.1/[/url]

There are a few other alternates prefixes like machine name, etc. But this is
working great for me, so give it a try.:light;

[David Powers]

ticasticus wrote:

> In your site definition you can't use localhost for your testing URL prefix,
> as you probably were isntructed to do.

Not true. I was one of the authors of the book clearly being referred
to, and Dreamweaver 7.0.1 on Mac OS X 10.3 accepts localhost.

You need to use this:

>
> [url]http://127.0.0.1/[/url]

You don't *need* to use it if you have the 7.0.1 updater installed, but
it's certainly a good idea to try it. I have added a number of other
suggestions in my reply to the original poster's duplicate post in the
Dreamweaver forum.

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David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
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