problem connecting to database

[Gilles Caulier]

your server run properly on server ?

your server port is open the network ?

You have enough right to read DB tables ?

We have explain a lots of details here :

https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/extragear-graphics/digikam/using-setup.html#using-setup-database

Gilles Caulier

2017-05-25 19:29 GMT+02:00 Alexander Linkenbach <Alex.Linkenbach at gmx.net>:
> Hi
>
> I have changed from sqlite mysql with digikam 5.5.0 which went well on
> machine #1. However on two other computers digkam does not seem to send the
> set user name when trying to connect:
>
>
>
> digikam.general: Database Parameters:
>   Type:                     "QMYSQL"
>   DB Core Name:             "digikam"
>   DB Thumbs Name:           "digikam"
>   DB Face Name:             "digikam"
>   Connect Options:          ""
>   Host Name:                "localhost"
>   Host port:                3306
>   Internal Server:          false
>   Internal Server Path:     ""
>   Internal Server Serv Cmd: ""
>   Internal Server Init Cmd: ""
>   Username:                 "alex"
>   Password:                 ""
>
> digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [
> QSqlError("1044", "QMYSQL: Unable to connect", "Access denied for user
> ''@'localhost' to database 'digikam'") ]
>
>
>
> please note the user name is empty no matter what I set in the digikam
> settings.
>
>
>
> Can anyone explain this?
>
>
>
> Alex