[Obm] Access denied for user: '@localhost' to database 'obm'

[Gavin James (svr02)]

Hi, I'm having a few problems installing OBM.

I have tried to install on CentOS 4 running mysql version 4.1.10a, apache
version 2.0.52-9 and PHP version 4.3.9
I could not get the install script to create the DB in full and PHP
complained about cgp_hide variable.

I decided to try and install it on Fedora Core 3 which had better results in
that I could get the DB to install fully but the PHP was still not happy.

This time I went back to Redhat 9 running mysql version 3.23.54, Apache
version 2.0.40 and PHP version 4.2.2. Now the install script runs with no
errors, great. Unfortunately when I point a browser at the site I get the
logon screen and everything looks ok but when I login I get the following:-
 
Database error: cannot use database obm
MySQL Error: 1044 (Access denied for user: '@localhost' to database 'obm')
Session halted. 
 
I have looked in the mailing list archive I found one guy that had the same
problem on a Debian setup, it was suggested that he checked his
php_include_path in his virtual host configuration. I do not have such a
line, I have done some looking around but my knowledge of PHP is very
limited and I have tried entering php_include_path in my httpd.conf file
with the virtual host and apache complains about it and refuses to run.

I did note that the last guy to have this fixed it by installing Apache 1, I
would like to avoid this if possible and get it up and running on my current
version of Apache.