Getting Error When trying to connect to database

meskarune · February 2013

I'm trying to install Vanilla forums. I've verified that I can log into mysql with the username and password and the database exists:

mysql -u -p

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mysql> show databases;

+--------------------+

| Database |

+--------------------+

| information_schema |

| hhforum_db |

+--------------------+

But when I put these same credentials into my Vanilla install, I get this error:

SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not known

How do I fix this so I can finish my install? Thanks!