error message when using cacti for the first time

[scavenger67]

Hi all, i got the following error message when trying to open the web page http://localhost/cacti :

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in C:\Apache2\htdocs\cacti\lib\adodb\drivers\adodb-mysql.inc.php on line 338

i check all the settings, everything is correct. any idea ?

Thanks

[rony]

Two possible problems....

1. Php does not have mysql support turned on or installed
2. Invalid username, password, and/or server combination in the include/config.php file.

[scavenger67]

i've checked that mysql was installed by executing php -m. mysql is present.

i've try also to conenct to mysql using mysql --user=cactiuser@localhost --password : conenction is working with the password i've put. file config.php is also good ( i leave the default one )

[rony]

Change you database server from localhost to the either the network cards IP address, your hosts name, or the loopbacks IP address. Mysql is probably attempting to use a Unix socket, because the database server is set to localhost. And you aren't running unix.

[scavenger67]

i changed the hostname in config.php and now i have this error message :

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Host 'xxxx' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server in C:\Apache2\htdocs\cacti\lib\adodb\drivers\adodb-mysql.inc.php on line 339

[scavenger67]

ok. found the problem. hostname is not working. but loopback ip adresse is fine !
thanks