I use IE to FTP usually. I haven't registered my own domain name, and was just using my default one (http://www.freepgs.com/username) Do I need to go somewhere to set up a username or password to FTP? When I try to access ftp.frepgs.com or ftp.frepgs.com/username I get a error message saying annonymous logins are not allowed, but it won't pop up the usual username/password dialog box.
Also:
I tried to create a database on my account and used the same characters for the username and password, which caused an error. I tried to change the password, but it tells me that my database name is already in use. If I view my databases however, it is not listed.
Disregard the FTP thing, I'll just use a program for now (other than IE). If someone could figure out how to fix my database though, I'd appreciate it ^^;
For IE FTP: When you get the error about anonymous logins just click the File menu and click "Login As" and you'll get the username/password box
For the database: Pick a different database name, somebody else on the server is probably using the database name that you're trying to create :)
Thanks! Didn't know IE let you do that.
and crap, cause I've got tons of files that all have that db name stored in them ^^;;
Now if only I could VIEW the files that I'm uploading T.T
Actually...shouldn't database names be unique for each user? Don't really know a lot about it, but I'd think that'd be the case...
Quote from: kstratton on May 11, 2006, 03:35:32 AM
Actually...shouldn't database names be unique for each user? Don't really know a lot about it, but I'd think that'd be the case...
they're SUPPOSED to be but I remember one time me and some dude hd databases with teh same name and tehy got crossed together and I was viewing all his data. The best policy is to start all names with "username_". :)
Actually, not really. Everybody is using the same mysql server, so if you get that error it means that somebody else has already used that db name. (In other words, pick a different one). Indeed, username_ is the best way to go.
That error was hopefully a one time thing too...I remember it.
Each database username and database name must be unique.
The only databases all users could view were those that started with "test_". (This was later changed).
Do not use "test_" as the start of a database name as this defaults to allow global read access for testing purposes any time MySQL is upgraded.
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Quote from: brainiac744 on May 11, 2006, 08:04:08 PM
Actually, not really. Everybody is using the same mysql server, so if you get that error it means that somebody else has already used that db name. (In other words, pick a different one). Indeed, username_ is the best way to go.
That error was hopefully a one time thing too...I remember it.
Well what happened is that I had a DB called "DATA" for like 2 years. And all the sudden when I went to look at my files, every once in a while I'd try to refresh and I'd see somone elses files, and I was actualy able to go into his forum's posts and edit them through PHP MyAdmin. I told freepgs and the guy about it but I decided just to use my username and that fixed it.
Again, this was because the other user had used "test_" in his database name.
At that time, any database created that started with "test_" was allowed access by anyone. Your database was not accessible to this other user. (This is no longer the case)
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