--- settings.php	2008-09-23 13:58:52.000000000 +0200
+++ settings.php	2008-09-23 13:58:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@
  *   $db_url = 'mysqli://username:password@localhost/databasename';
  *   $db_url = 'pgsql://username:password@localhost/databasename';
  */
-$db_url = 'mysql://username:password@localhost/databasename';
+$sheme 		=	'mysql';
+$username 	=	'username';
+$password 	=	'password';
+$host		=	'localhost';
+$database	=	'databasename';
+ 
+ 
+$db_url = $sheme.'://'.rawurlencode($username).':'.rawurlencode($password).'@'.$host.'/'.$database;
 $db_prefix = '';
 
 /**