I cleared all of the X's and I still receive the same message.
This is what it looks like now.
<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
<world>
<shortname>centauri</shorname>
<longname>centauri Semi-Legit</longname>
<!-- Loginserver information. -->
<loginserver>
<host>eqemulator.net</host>
<port>5998</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>
<!-- Sets the shared key used by zone/launcher to connect to world -->
<key>Random long string</key>
<!-- Enable and set the port for the HTTP service. -->
<http port="9080" enabled="true" mimefile="mime.types" />
</world>
<!-- Database configuration, replaces db.ini. -->
<database>
<host>localhost</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password>"Removed for posting"</password
<db>peq</db>
</database>
</server>