Posted by Tony on 06/08/05 05:33

"MS" <nospamplaesegr8t_ukuk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> You use the userID and password of a user that is already created on the
>> system.
>>
>> If this is being installed on someone else's system, then you need to
>> provide some way for them to enter that information. You could do it like
>> PHPMyAdmin - where the end-user modifies a configuration file and enters
> the
>> info, or you could make a form that accepts the information and passes it
> to
>> the installation script.
>
> It will be a new installation on somebody else's server, therefore I just
> need to be pointed in the direction of the php command(s) to setup the
> user.

I think you're missing the question - you seem to be overcomplicating
things.

If someone else has a server with MySQL on it already, they will also have a
userID and password for that MySQL server. All you need to do is get that
information from them and use that information to connect to the database.

Provide a form that the user can enter his userID and password, and use
those values in the connect string.

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