Unable to connect database

[hugh_jass]

I'm building a new site. In cpanel, I've setup a database, but I'm unable to connect to it from my site or any other test. I've tried deleting the db and recreating with super simple username and password. The db exists and is functional, as I've created a table with data in phpMyAdmin. Nothing seems to work. Am I missing a trick? 

I've tried connecting and test the db connection from various means. 

1. Host: [mynewdomain].com
2. User: the db username I set in cpanel
3. Password: the db password I set in cpanel 

Is there anywhere on this go daddy site where I can make adjustments or test?

[PL281 · Accepted solution]

@hugh_jass 

Without see your script (I'm assuming PHP) it's hard to say - typically though the host would be localhost not your domain name.

When testing something like this - I usually start just by opening the connection to MySQL and seeing if I get any errors and then go from there