I know this is an old thread but I have tried numerous things and fixed my issue using the following means..
I'm developing a cross platform app on Windows but to be used on Linux and Windows servers.
A MySQL database called "jtm" installed on both systems. For some reason, in my code I had the database name as "JTM". On Windows it worked fine, in fact on several Windows systems it flew along.
On Ubuntu I got the error above time and time again. I tested it out with the correct case in the code "jtm" and it works a treat.
Linux is obviously a lot less forgiving about case sensitivity (rightly so), whereas Windows makes allowances.
I feel a bit daft now but check everything. The error message is not the best but it does seem fixable if you persevere and get things right.
