Need to specify database port

The config file may help you:

https://docs.grabaperch.com/perch/configuration/database/

If not, have you tried specifying the port number after the server name during setup:

localhost:port_no or ip_address:port_no

Only after installation in your config.production.php. Sorry.

define('PERCH_DB_PORT',       '12345');

Until Drew answers.

I have tried specifying the port number after the server name during setup, but no luck. I am geting " Unknown MySQL server host". I am 100% sure the host exists, as I use it on many other applications. Config file won't help me, because I can't even get past the installation.

What more can you tell us about your mysql server? Is it local to the webserver, are you using an ip address or a host name?

Webserver using mariaDB 10.1, I am using host name (as It is only thing besides localhost that webhosting provider offers (localhost doesn't work either with perch)). Also tried server with mysql 5.7, no luck either.

Drew McLellan said:

The Runway installer has a port field if that's of any use.

I don't want to use runway though. I never thought that I'd have to run under default mysql port to launch perch and have zero opportunity to specify that port in the installation, if it's any different from default.

Any other suggestions ? Looks like I will have to look for another solution than perch.

Maybe It is because I'm testing perch on subdomain and have not bought license yet ? Might that be the problem ?