Install stalled on mysql problem?

[adp]

I've managed to install Apache2, PHP5 and MySQL5 on my Macbook running OS X 10.5.5. The installation is a Macports one, so files are all in /opt/local/
But I can't get the Baker 2.7.0 installation to save - persistent errors point to something boneheaded that I must have done.

Line 348 in save.php is one error:

// Try connecting to database    
if(!mysql_connect(DB_HOST, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD)) {
    set_error('Database host name, username and/or password incorrect. MySQL Error:<br />'.mysql_error());
}

The other one (when I tried something else) is from class.database.php:

function connect() {
        $status = $this->db_handle = mysql_connect(DB_HOST, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD);
        if(mysql_error()) {

Looks like something's wrong with the hostname, user and password I'm entering to give WB access to the database I created.

I used Webmin to create the database BakerBD. Had to alter permission to 755 to be able to see inside the mysql5 directory to confirm the path:

 /opt/local/var/db/mysql5/BakerDB

What do I enter in the WB install configuration in Step 4?

Host Name:  Is it just "localhost"? or is it a longer path?
User Name: I use "root" and a root password to get to the mysql> prompt in Terminal - are those the ones I enter here? Hasn't worked so far.

Maybe it's something else in the install information that I'm screwing up? Probably other permissions?
Baffled!  Any help much appreciated.

[doc]

Hello,

is MySQL running in strict mode? This may cause problems.

Maybe also have a look to the Installation Guide from the help website http://help.websitebaker.org/pages/en/downloads.php.

Regards Christian
 

[adp]

Thanks for the feedback. Hadn't heard of "strict mode" but managed to find how to disable it. Unfortunately, no effect on the installation.

I've used the installation guide throughout the process. I still suspect there's something in my MySQL setup that's causing the problems, but it hasn't revealed itself : -)