From: Bryan Alsdorf
Date: March 16 2010 3:55am
Subject: Re: Suddenly a database connection error
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Is there anything in the eventum error log? /eventum/log/errors.log

David Gingerich wrote:
> I need some help, I have run out of ideas on how to correct this and any
> pointers from the community would be helpful.
> 
> Environment:
> Macbook (Intel), Snow Leopard 10.6.2, 4gb ram
> MySQL 5.5 Community Ed, PHP 5.3 (stock with 10.6), Apache (stock w/10.6),
> Eventum 2.2. I also have SugarCRM (Community Edition) loaded as well.
> 
> The issue: Suddenly, I am get "Database Error: Problem connecting to the
> database server."
> 
> I was able to load Eventum and populate it with a few items and now I get
> the db connection problem.
> 
> I am able to logon to the database via MySQL Administrator and via command
> line console. I have stop/started MySQL, attempted to access with firewall
> off (testing if the firewall was blocking). Ran the port scan to make sure
> the 3306 was open (it was.) I am able to access my other php/MySQL apps,
> just not Eventum.
> 
> My php.ini is default with exception of session.save path is set to:
> session.save_path = "/tmp"
> 
> My Eventum config file looks like this:
> 
> // definitions of SQL variables
> define('APP_SQL_DBTYPE', 'mysql');
> define('APP_SQL_DBHOST', 'localhost');
> define('APP_SQL_DBPORT', 3306);
> define('APP_SQL_DBNAME', 'eventum');
> define('APP_SQL_DBUSER', 'eventum');
> define('APP_SQL_DBPASS', '<password here>');
> 
> My apache2 error log looks clean with exception of the dynCalendar.css
> error.
> 
> Any ideas? What am I missing?
> 
> 


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Bryan Alsdorf, Lead Web Developer
Monty Program, AB. http://askmonty.org