Host x is not allowed to connect to this mysql server - mysql

Question

I am trying to make a simple registration & activation system using my mysql server and vb.net and I am using the code below:
Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient
Public Class ActivateMe
Dim MysqlConn As MySqlConnection
Dim myAdapter As New MySqlDataAdapter
Dim myData As MySqlDataReader
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
MysqlConn = New MySqlConnection()
Try
MysqlConn.Open()
Dim checkUsername As String = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE verif=#p1 and username=#p2"
Dim insertData As String = "INSERT INTO users(hasVerif) VALUES(#p3)"
Using MysqlConn = New MySqlConnection(mysqlconntxt4reg)
Using myCommand = New MySqlCommand(checkUsername, MysqlConn)
MysqlConn.Open()
myCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#p1", TextBox1.Text)
myCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#p2", currentRegUser)
Dim result = myCommand.ExecuteScalar()
If result IsNot Nothing AndAlso Convert.ToInt32(result) > 0 Then
Using myCommand2 = New MySqlCommand(insertData, MysqlConn)
myCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("#p3", 1)
myCommand2.ExecuteNonQuery()
MsgBox("Successfully Activated! You May Now Login!", MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Success")
Me.Close()
End Using
Else
MsgBox("Invalid Activation Code", MsgBoxStyle.Critical, "Error")
End If
End Using
End Using
MysqlConn.Close()
Catch myerror As MySqlException
MessageBox.Show("Cannot connect to database: " & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & myerror.Message)
Finally
MysqlConn.Dispose()
End Try
End Sub
End Class
The program sends the activation code to the email successfully and uploads the activation code to the database for checking but when I am on the activation form and enter the code, it says:
Host (my pc name) is not allowed to connect to this mysql server
In the different forms, the server accepts the connection and allows access to the database so I don't see why it would be different here...
Please send me help!
Thanks
rodit

Answer 1

I'm not very familiar with MySQL under .NET but I believe you do something a bit odd here. First you open a connection without a connection string (I assume that uses default parameters)
MysqlConn = New MySqlConnection()
Try
MysqlConn.Open()
and then you open another connection using an explicit string
Using MysqlConn = New MySqlConnection(mysqlconntxt4reg)
Using myCommand = New MySqlCommand(checkUsername, MysqlConn)
MysqlConn.Open()
Notice it's the same MysqlConn variable (with different objects).
So the MySqlException you're catching could be coming from any one of them. You can use that exception to find out which of the open calls actually triggered the exception (I assume it's first one).
You should probably also cleanup code and keep only one open call.
Andrei