[MySql] Connecting Issue

[Akai]

I'm not sure exactly where this topic would go, so I decided to post it here.

Anyways, I'm not a noob at connecting things to MySQL but things seemed to be screwed beyond reason. I use navicat for databases, and my system is set up like this:

Host: localhost
User: root
Password: (blank)
Port: 3306

And I get a success of course, well now I'm trying to get a registration page connected to it. Anyways in the config files I have the exact same setting as in Navicat. And Yes I have MySQL and PHP installed, and using Web server. And it just doesn't connect to it.

I've done this a thousand times in the past and it's always worked. But now it's just not making that connection and I have no idea why. I've tried it without port 3306 forward, and I've tried it with it forwarded (which, you shouldn't anyways). I reinstalled MySQL and it's the same thing. Anyone have the slightest Idea what's messed up?

 

[username1]

Password: (blank)

:no:

You should never use a blank password, especially on a root account!

What does the MySQL error log say?

 

[Akai]

:no:

You should never use a blank password, especially on a root account!

What does the MySQL error log say?

I have tried it with a password, same thing. And where can the MySQL error log be found, I couldn't find it inside the MySQL folder..but I'm assuming it would be there.

 

[username1]

Read section 5.12 of the MySQL Reference Manual.