If using GoDaddy & having issues, read this!

If you have GoDaddy for hosting and are getting the following error when “Testing Connection”, than read on:
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DATABASE CONNECTION FAILED!
Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (2)
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You can not use “localhost” in the “Host” section.

Steps to find your host on GoDaddy:

• 1. Log in to GoDaddy Account
• 2. Launch WebHosting
• 3. Scroll down to “Databases” section and click on “MySQL”
• 4. You will see a list of Databases on your site. If you don’t have one, click “Add” to make a new one.
• 5. click on the Database you will be using
• 6. a window pops up. You will see your “Hostname” towards the bottom. It should look something like this:
  

  abc1309365789209.db.16521398.hostedresource.com

• 7. THAT is what you need to put into the “Host” section of the Deploy section of the plugin in order to get a “SUCCESSFUL” connection to your database.

I HOPE THIS SAVES SOMEONE SOME GRAY HAIRS 🙂

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