problem connecting to database

[Alexander Linkenbach]

Giles, looking at the doc you referenced:
> > We have explain a lots of details here :
> > 
> > https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/extragear-graphics/digikam/using-setup.html
> > #u sing-setup-database
I see that there is a choice between internal or external mysql server, but in 
the settings dialogue I only find sqlite and mysql (experimental). Am I looking 
at the wrong dialogue or has this been changed?
Alex


> > 
> > 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

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