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hi all,

i trying configure mail function in global configuration menu. accesed "server" tab under global configuration. under "database settings", accidentally changed "hostname", thinking had mail function. i'm new joomla. set site business last spring , have made easy modifications since. result of changing hostname in global configuration menu, cannot access site. lovely message says "database error: unable connect database:could not connect mysql". has me changing hostname. while searching way resolve issue came across article: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/51/222/1/4/. describes what-not-to-do's global configurations. broke rules. lost how proceed here. having lost access site has been crushing experience. appreciated!

thanks,

travis

ftp web root , find file "configuration.php."

copy local machine. open in text editor , line below. change "your_host_name.com" in example host name of database server. if don't know contact host. if host might "localhost."

var $host = 'your_host_name.com';