Error establishing database connection

do you have phpmyadmin access? or some sort of cpanel in order to creat the db or edit the user/pw for it?
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database_name:localhost","database_username","<PASSWORD HERE>");
PHP $dbh=mysql_connect ("localhost", "database_username", "<PASSWORD HERE>") or die ('I cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ("database_name");
it looks like your using the same username for the database name.
you need 4 things to hook up:
database username
database name
localhost
password

my database’s name and my username are the same, so I don’t think that can be your issue.
Try this, if you like. Create a file on your website so:
<?php
$server='localhost';
$user='inspers_minh';
$pass='your-password';
$pipe = mysql_connect ($server, $user, $pass);
echo $pipe;
?>
Name it whatever you like .php. Then run it in a browser. If you get a response such as ‘Resource ID’ somethingorother, you have a valid connection. If not, you’ll get a honking big error message. At which point, you need to bug your provider again.

Bug her. Show her the output. I suspect she’s made a typo in setting up your username. Either that, or your password is not what you think it is. Either way, you’ll have to ping her again to double-check those items.

Then, at least so far, the solution is the same. Talk to your provider, and explain that MySQL won’t accept your username or your password, and could they provide you with a new set.

hello pericat,
I’m having the same problem that everybody with installin.php
i ran the test script you suggested, and i’ve got
“No input file specified.”

any ideas?
http://www.imaginaccion.net/cinencuentro/test.php