http://www.alex-hardy.co.uk/forums/ Alex's Support Forums Tag: database en Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:20:30 +0000 http://www.alex-hardy.co.uk/forums/topic/fails-to-connect-to-database-on-local-server#post-52 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:08:54 +0000 Alex 52@http://www.alex-hardy.co.uk/forums/ <p>If you have installed simpleContact on your personal computer (e.g. for testing), you may get this message:</p> <p><em>"An error occurred when connecting to the database. Please check that you have configured and installed this system correctly."</em></p> <p>A likely cause is that "localhost" is not recognised as the address for your MySQL server. If this occurs, open <strong>sc_config.php</strong> and try setting the $server variable to "127.0.0.1". It should now connect successfully.</p> <p>This is a <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=mysql+localhost+127.0.0.1">well known MySQL issue</a>, not a particular fault of simpleContact.</p> <p><strong>Please note:</strong> You should restore the $server variable to "localhost" (or the specific address of your database server) before uploading it to your website. </p> http://www.alex-hardy.co.uk/forums/topic/how-does-simplecontact-handle-spam#post-2 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:33:06 +0000 Alex 2@http://www.alex-hardy.co.uk/forums/ <p>simpleContact has several measures in place for your security and to prevent spam.</p> <p>See my blog post on the subject - <a href="http://www.alex-hardy.co.uk/2008/01/24/how-does-simplecontact-deal-with-spam/">How does simpleContact handle spam?</a> - for a fuller explanation. </p>