Forum Getting Started: Re: Installing LAMS on Ubuntu with a external database server

By: Luke Foxton

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Hi Raquel,

Are you installing using the unix installer?

If so, you can find instructions in the readme for setting up MySql on a different server under "4. Setting up MySql on a Different Server". There are issues in there like the fact you need to give the mysql user special permissions to have access from the lams server.

If you are still having trouble after following the instructions, a good thing to check is that you can connect to the database from the LAMS machine manually. You will need a mysql client on the lams machine to do this, then try to connect by typing:

mysql -h <hostname> -u<lams db username> -p<pass> <lams database>

Posted by Luke Foxton