I am getting this error when trying to create a new connection.

'Error using this database connection! schema required!'

My problem is that my database already uses tables and can access it using the traditional connections panel.

What I realised is that when using the default user 'root' it works.

Hello,

Please make sure you are entering the right user/password and database details.

Well problem was not the wrong password exactly. It's just that inside my password I was using the symbol '#'. Although this not causes an error using the old panel for connecting to the database it does with the new database connection that this extension uses. When removed the '#' symbol from my password it connected successfully.