can't connect to mysql database on godaddy server

Hi!
Post the error you get when connecting.

Regards,
    Tomas Helgi

You mean from a godaddy server to godaddy mysql or from your home server to godaddy?...
for the latter you may need to first create a tunnel to the godaddy system, of installer pphpmysql on your server.

The first case seems unlikely.

As noci said, your original question seems to indicate you're running a local database instance.

If this is true, best move your database to GoDaddy first, if that's where your site will be running.

Adding to Dave's comment or possibly through the admin portal, phpmyadmin interface.

peace be upon you and mercy

thanks

i think code was wrong i changed it it works but now i have two problems:

         1- language arabic not right i make it utf8_general_ci and still shows ??????????? why ?
         2- i need to make loop in loop to bring categories and sub categories.

thanks.

Not sure changing the character-set after the data was stored in such a case would auto-fix.
Check using substring to pull one character to see what value it has from the utc/ASCII table.