online mysql/php4 help

[Anon]

I built a website locally on my machine using php4/mysql

but now i"m trying to upload it to my website, so I need to connect to my online host which provides both php4 and mysql. But to connect to mysql my host says

"You can access the database using Perl DBI (with DBD::mysql) or Mysql.pm module. You can also access it from the command line via SSH using mysql command"

But I have absolutely no idea how to use perl, or to be honest, what that message means. Please help me, i tried to use phpmyadmin and give the settings they gave me, but they also gave me a directory to put into there, and phpmyadmin doesnt allow for that, any ideas how I could connect and upload my database with the info in it?

[rdhatt]

You need to be more specific. What exact error do you get when running your PHP scripts? What function is causing the error?

What kind of settings did your host give you? Username/password?

This doesn't make any sense at all. Again be specific.
"but they also gave me a directory to put into there, and phpmyadmin doesnt allow for that"

Who exactly is your host?

[Anon]

my host is hostway.com, i wasnt getting php errors, but I tried to connect to their mysql server via shell and phpmyadmin and I just keep getting permissions error. yes, they gave me their server address and told me to use my username and password to log into as well as a subdirectory like /root/user/usernname/mysql to use, I guessed the reason I was getting errors was because I was trying to log into something I shouldnt have, so that's why i mentioined the directories.

[rdhatt]

Hmmm...unfortunately you're still not giving a clear picture of what exactly is happening. Looking at Hostway.com site, I assume that you have at least a Gold Plus account. Part your difficutly is that Hostway's MySQL server is on a seperate box, which makes slightly more work to configure. Perhaps if you post the exact permission error, and the directions Hostway gave, might be able to figure out whats up.

[Anon]

did you ever get this resolved? i also have developed in php4/mysql on a localhost and now must also upload to hostway.com and am confounded by the manner in which they work yet provide ZERO by way of assistance.

[rulian]

althought I was finally about to learn something about ssh and connect, i was never able to upload to hostway, they're really made no effort to help, plus, the changed their manual around so that now it's absolutely no help. But I did find this otehr host caled aletiahosting.com, I heard good things bout them, but I'm not with them yet so I couldnt tell you how they're services are