OK - I have a MySQL database called class
I have added a new user called Huw
and also added a host from which the user can connect called Huw@localhost
I have assigned all of the Schema privileges for the class database to Huw@localhost and to Huw
So all of the options like SELECT, INSERT etc are in the column on the left hand side of the User Administration screen in MySQL Administrator

Yet I still get stuck at the last screen on the XOOPS install wizard

Checking the Database screen
I get the message Could not connect to the database server

Is my user account still not assigned to the database class somehow ?? Can somebody tell me how to make sure my user account has access to my database. ?

I'm using MySQL Administrator as my front end.