I just spent half an hour on the phone with GoDaddy because my site (http://duchessjane.com/) is displaying this:
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user: 'duchessjane@64.202.163.2' (Using password: YES) in /home/content/D/u/J/DuJane/html/include/db/mysql.inc.php on line 270
Warning: mysql_select_db() [function.mysql-select-db]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/usr/local/mysql-5.0/data/mysql.sock' (2) in /home/content/D/u/J/DuJane/html/include/db/mysql.inc.php on line 271
Warning: mysql_select_db() [function.mysql-select-db]: A link to the server could not be established in /home/content/D/u/J/DuJane/html/include/db/mysql.inc.php on line 271
serendipity error: unable to connect to database - exiting.
The GoDaddy tech said the database is there and he's having no problems connecting to it with the same password that is in the config file, which hasn't changed recently. But the error seemed to him to be related to a password change. He has created an "escalated" ticket, which could take 24 to 72 hours to resolve.
This is definitely a problem with either the password or the hostname. Is the technician connecting from the same host than your blog is on? If the blog is on a different host, then the MySQL privileges might mismatch.
It's definitely an issue with your mysql user account.
HTH,
Garvin
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Thanks Garvin. I guess I just wait out their ticketing system then. I have only had a couple of problems with GoDaddy, but man, when it happens, it takes 3 days every time. Maybe time to shop.
