MySQL error when installing...

[Little Albatross]

I've done a fresh installation of Serendipity and came across this problem:

Could not connect to database; check your settings.
The mySQL error was: Access denied for user 'kristi'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

I was wondering if anyone could help me to figure out what I've done wrong. I contacted my host about how to create an empty database and I did just that, so I'm lost on how this error could've happened. I re-typed everything on the simple installation section just to double check and the error remained the same.

I'm a newbie to PHP and MySQL so I'm sure I'll have more questions.

Thanks for your help!
Kristi

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

This error message means that either your username or your password or your mysql server host do not match the credentials you entered.

Check your password and username thoroughly. Also make sure your mysql Database server allows connections to the host where Serendipity is going to be installed on. Many MySQL servers are configured so that they can only be accessed on the same server.

HTH,
Garvin