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When you install scripts that use MySQL database server, you will be asked to enter the following four values:

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Hostname

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Database Name

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Username

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Password

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These values are unique to your website and MySQL and so you need to figure out your own values. Let's start with k^Hostname$.

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Hostname

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k^Hostname$ is the address of a MySQL server.

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k^Hostname$ is sometimes called b^Server$, b^Server Address$, or b^Server Name$.

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In most websites, the address of a MySQL server is v^localhost$, which means your MySQL server and your website reside in the same computer.

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In some websites, MySQL server is installed in a different computer. In that case, the address of the computer is the hostname you need to enter. It could be something like b^www.aaa-bbb-ccc.com$ or maybe just an IP address like 
b^111.222.111.222$

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To find your hostname, you can try b^phpMyAdmin$, which is an administration program for MySQL server. In most websites, you can access phpMyAdmin from your website admin panel such as b^Plesk$ and b^cPanel$.

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The following picture shows the front page of phpMyAdmin.

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Hostname

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You'll find the hostname at the right upper corner of the picture.

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When you are not sure about your k^Hostname$, ask your website administrator.

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Database Name

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k^Database Name$ specifies the name of the database you will use. An important thing to remember is that r^this database should already exist in your MySQL server$. If you haven't created an empty database, please do so now. You can create an empty database from your website admin panel such as b^Plesk$ and b^cPanel$. If you are not sure about where you can create an empty database, ask your website administrator. The name of the database can be anything.

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Username and Password

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A pair of k^Username$ and k^Password$ specifies a MySQL account which allows the script to access MySQL. In most websites, you can create a MySQL account from your website admin panel such as b^Plesk$ and b^cPanel$. If you are not sure about where you can create a MySQL account, ask your website administrator.

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