What is the “host” for my SQL databases?
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Answer #3
You should use “localhost” without the quotes as the MySQL host name.
Answer #5
I had tried the obvious answer (“localhost”) before posting to the KB.
Several contributors confirmed that answer is correct (Giovanni, nomore340, Kyle Ross and David). Thank you.
I can, after finding I had a masked error in the live code (since fixed), confirm that this works.
[Aside] I’m not trying to gyp people out of “Star Points” for their answers, it’s just that I cannot approve answers. I have submitted a trouble ticket about this problem.
Answer #6
Correct, you should be using “localhost” as you would be connecting to the database server which is on the same server that your website is hosted on.
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Answer #1
For most if not all site5 servers the hostname for your mysql settings is “localhost”