How to get PHP and PDO working in Godaddy shared hosting? - php

Question

I have a fatal error showing when I am trying to get MySQL to use a PDO instance in Godaddy shared hosting.
Code I tried to connect my database:
code 1
try{
$connect = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=dbname;charset=utf8', 'user', 'password',
array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES 'utf8'"));
$connect->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
}catch(PDOException $e){
die('Error connecting to database');
}
When I used this code, it is printing 'Error connecting to database'
code 2
$dsn = 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=dbname';
$user = 'user';
$password = 'password';
try {
$dbh = new PDO($dsn, $user, $password);
} catch (PDOException $e) {
echo 'Connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
When I used this code it is printing an error:
'Connection failed: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1044] Access denied for user 'user'#'localhost' to database 'dbname"
Godaddy support is saying it is a string error that I have to review from my end and they are asking paid service to resolve it from their end. I found this both code running in my local server (xaamp).

Answer 1

First, make sure everything is correct in your config array, then add '\' this before PDO instance:
// Define Config Options
$config = [
'username' => 'YourUsername',
'password' => 'YourPassword',
'database' => 'YourDatabase'
];
// Make a function to easily access it
function connect($config)
{
try{
$conn = new \PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=' .$config['database'], $config['username'], $config['password']);
$conn->setAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, \PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
return $conn;
}
catch(Exception $e){
return false;
}
}

Answer 2

In shared hosting you normally find that the mysql server is not localhost, you normally find that your provider will place the mysql server on a separate machine.
Login in to you control panel with godaddy and look at the settings, you'll probably have to create a database first.