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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1146749" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>I'm starting to get rather confused.</p><p></p><p>When using MediaPortal's TV Server, you have 2 choices of database:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">MySQL 5.x</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Microsoft SQL Server - often simply referred to as "SQL Server"</li> </ol><p>When I read your first post I thought you were saying that you were attempting to use [Microsoft] SQL Server. I now think that you're saying you're attempting to use MySQL only. Please confirm.</p><p></p><p></p><p>...and this was when you got the connection error?</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's really not recommended unless you know your way around databases. By doing this you may have just made things a lot more complicated for yourself.</p><p></p><p></p><p>No, you've misunderstood the situation.</p><p></p><p>MediaPortal doesn't set up an account unless it installs the database. You've told me that <em>you</em> installed the database, therefore MediaPortal has not installed the database... and therefore MediaPortal has not set up any account. In other words, you should <strong>not</strong> assume that anything is correct.</p><p></p><p>With a self install you must choose one of 2 options, and configure appropriately.</p><p></p><p><strong>Option 1</strong> - use default/built-in database administrator account ("root")</p><p>This is not recommended for security reasons, however it is a little easier than option 2. The password will be whatever you chose/entered during MySQL installation. You must also configure the account to allow connections from all PCs which will run either MediaPortal or TV Server. When you see the "connection failed" error it means you haven't done one of:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">corrected the password in the TV Server database configuration dialog</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">configured the MySQL account to allow connections from the PC that you're installing MediaPortal on</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Option 2</strong> - create a new account</p><p>This is the recommended option. If you're installing your own database then it's assumed that you know how to create a new user account and configure it appropriately.</p><p></p><p>If you don't know how to do either of these things then it's a very good indication that you should not be attempting to install your own database. In this case I would recommend you full uninstall MediaPortal and MySQL and try to install MediaPortal from scratch. If you get stuck, report the problem and wait for assistance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1146749, member: 82144"] I'm starting to get rather confused. When using MediaPortal's TV Server, you have 2 choices of database: [LIST=1] [*]MySQL 5.x [*]Microsoft SQL Server - often simply referred to as "SQL Server" [/LIST] When I read your first post I thought you were saying that you were attempting to use [Microsoft] SQL Server. I now think that you're saying you're attempting to use MySQL only. Please confirm. ...and this was when you got the connection error? That's really not recommended unless you know your way around databases. By doing this you may have just made things a lot more complicated for yourself. No, you've misunderstood the situation. MediaPortal doesn't set up an account unless it installs the database. You've told me that [I]you[/I] installed the database, therefore MediaPortal has not installed the database... and therefore MediaPortal has not set up any account. In other words, you should [B]not[/B] assume that anything is correct. With a self install you must choose one of 2 options, and configure appropriately. [B]Option 1[/B] - use default/built-in database administrator account ("root") This is not recommended for security reasons, however it is a little easier than option 2. The password will be whatever you chose/entered during MySQL installation. You must also configure the account to allow connections from all PCs which will run either MediaPortal or TV Server. When you see the "connection failed" error it means you haven't done one of: [LIST] [*]corrected the password in the TV Server database configuration dialog [*]configured the MySQL account to allow connections from the PC that you're installing MediaPortal on [/LIST] [B]Option 2[/B] - create a new account This is the recommended option. If you're installing your own database then it's assumed that you know how to create a new user account and configure it appropriately. If you don't know how to do either of these things then it's a very good indication that you should not be attempting to install your own database. In this case I would recommend you full uninstall MediaPortal and MySQL and try to install MediaPortal from scratch. If you get stuck, report the problem and wait for assistance. [/QUOTE]
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