FAQ 2.2
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[edit] phpMyAdmin can't connect to MySQL. What's wrong?
Either there is an error with your PHP setup or your username/password is wrong. Try to make a small script which uses mysql_connect() and see if it works ( f.e. http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3884756 ). If it doesn't, it may be you haven't even compiled MySQL support into PHP.
