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DB Host and DB Port

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Possible DB_HOST values

Different hosting companies use different network settings for their mysql databases. If your hosting company is listed below in the left column, the value on the right is similar to the correct value for DB_HOST. Contact your tech support and/or search your hosting companies online Documentation to be sure.

Hosting Company	DB_HOST Value Guess
1and1	db12345678
A2 Hosting	localhost
AN Hosting	localhost
Aruba.it	localhost or real IP provided with activation mail.
A Small Orange	localhost
AT&T	xxxxxxxx.carrierzone.com full server name found in PHP MyAdmin.
BlueHost	localhost
DreamHost	mysql.example.com
GoDaddy - Shared and 4GH Hosting	In the Databases menu go to MySQL. To the right of the database name click on Actions and Details. The hostname is at the bottom of the window.
GoDaddy - cPanel Hosting	localhost
GoDaddy - Plesk Hosting	Use the IP address shown in the Databases Section in Plesk. Do not include :3306
HostGator	localhost
ICDSoft	localhost:/tmp/mysql5.sock
Infomaniak Network	mysql.yourdomain
InMotion Hosting	localhost
iPage	username.ipagemysql.com
IPower	username.ipowermysql.com
Laughing Squid	localhost
MediaTemple Grid	internal-db.s00000.gridserver.com - (Replace "00000" with the actual site number)
MediaTemple DV	localhost
MegaHost	localhost
NearlyFreeSpeech.Net	username.db
NetworkSolutions	mysqlv5
one.com	example.com.mysql
pair Networks	dbnnnx.pair.com
QTH.com	localhost
Rackspace Cloud	localhost for unmanaged servers, variable for Cloud Sites like mysqlXY-AB.wcN.dfQ.stabletransit.com where X,Y,A,B,N,Q are variables
SysFix.eu Power Hosting	datapower.sysfix.eu
Site5	localhost
Yahoo	mysql
Hosts with cPanel	localhost
Hosts with Plesk	localhost
Hosts with DirectAdmin	localhost
Tophost.it	sql.your-domain-name.it

MySQL Alternate Port

If your host uses an alternate port number for your database you'll need to change the DB_PORT value in the include/db.php file to reflect the alternate port provided by your host.