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Database host address too long to fit in text field

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:09 pm
by joshrowe
Filling out the database information for my new site during installation I discovered that my db host address is too long to fit in the text field. The address of the db is:

ca5fbd4054bf849033138e0a0652c87d865d9e59.rackspaceclouddb.com

However when I go to enter it into the installation to connect to the cms database it will only fit:

ca5fbd4054bf849033138e0a0652c87d865d9e59.rackspace

Is there another way to enter the db information where I am not limited to the number of characters I use?

Please help! Thank you in advance

Re: Database host address too long to fit in text field

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:54 pm
by velden
Fill in the ip address of the hostname name during installation:
nslookup ca5fbd4054bf849033138e0a0652c87d865d9e59.rackspaceclouddb.com

Server: google-public-dns-a.google.com
Address: 8.8.8.8

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: ca5fbd4054bf849033138e0a0652c87d865d9e59.rackspaceclouddb.com
Address: 10.188.130.14
After installation change this in the generated config.php file to the proper hostname (and clear cache, just to be sure)

Re: Database host address too long to fit in text field

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:46 am
by joshrowe
You totally ROCK!! That did it. How did you retrieve that? You are a lifesaver bro.