ProcessWire Install on GoDaddy Hosting Can't Find the MySQL Database

[LedZepmann]

Hello All   I am attempting to install my first PW site on GoDaddy hosting using GoDaddy's Web & Classic Linux hosting.  All is good with the install up to the point where I created the database. Upon entering the DB Name, User, Pass and clicking continue, I get the following PW error messages:

Database connection information did not work.
SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

Does anyone have any experience with this and know how to correct it?

Thanks!

[arjen]

Hi Led,

What if you change "localhost" to "127.0.0.1"? And make sure PDO is enabled.

[cstevensjr]

Have you tried using the actual hostname or ip address?

[LedZepmann]

Have you tried using the actual hostname or ip address?

Hi cstevensjr, the server IP address did the trick - thank you!

[pwired]

In Cpanel you can find what your host is using for database host name

and also ftp host name.