Title: Path to database?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Path to database?

 *  [Karl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karl/)
 * (@karl)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-to-database/)
 * Can someone give me an example of a path to a database. My server is on Infinology,
   and I am unable to determine the correct path to their database server. When 
   I use the default setting, localhost I get an error saying that the database 
   can’t be located. My database name, username and password are correct.
 * Thanks!

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-to-database/#post-149772)
 * There isn’t such a thing as a ‘path’.
    Did your host or cpanel give you a ‘connection
   string’ ?
 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-to-database/#post-149779)
 * In most cases your web server is also running a MySQL server and thus “localhost”
   works. It would seem that your webhost uses a seperate server.
 * Follow this link to get the information you need:
    [http://www.infinology.com/faq/faq-tech.htm#mysql](http://www.infinology.com/faq/faq-tech.htm#mysql)
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [Karl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karl/)
 * (@karl)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-to-database/#post-149786)
 * No, I have requested what I thought was a path(connection string) but have yet
   to receive a response. Could you give me an example of a connection string? The
   only thing I have found is a notion where they( server provider) says their database
   server is…. myphp.infinology.com
 * Thanks
 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-to-database/#post-149792)
 * Looking at the FAQ page it would seem that sql1.infinology.com or mysql1.infinology.
   com would be your database sever.
 * So replace “localhost” with either of those two names and try it out.
 * Regards
 *  Thread Starter [Karl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karl/)
 * (@karl)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-to-database/#post-149799)
 * Cypher,
 * Thanks for your help. That solved my problem!
 * The best to you,
    Karl
 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/path-to-database/#post-149917)
 * Glad I could help. 🙂
 * Regards

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