Re: Re: mysql_connect does not connect

firewall, who would have thought.... Jason Wong <php-general@gremlins.biz> wrote: > > On Thursday 16 September 2004 06:14, Sam Hobbs wrote: > > [quote from another Sam Hobbs post] > > I am the original poster. The reason I avoid doing things like that is > > because it is a guess. It should not be necessary; the firewal should not > > be relevant. Sometimes people suggest things that are not likely to be a > > solution but are easy to suggest. > [end quote] > > > Apparently there is a problem with the internet being accessed. I tried to > > determine the problem but it is not clear. What I did to try to diagnose > > the problem is that I deleted from ZoneAlarm the configuration for the > > relevant programs. For those not familiar with ZoneAlarm, I essentially > > removed from it anything it knew about Apache, MySQL and php. I thne tried > > the > > mysql_connect, and ZoneAlarm asked if Apache could access the internet. > > However it behaved differently, depending on whether I was using an account > > with administrator privileges. If I was using administrator privileges, > > Apache tried to connect to address 0.0.0.0. If I was not using > > administrator privileges, Apache tried to connect to the DNS server > > address. However there are more details so assuming this is a bug I need to > > coordinate with someone to determine how to diagnose this. > > > > By removing Apache, MySQL and php from ZoneAlarm and then allowing Apache > > to access the internet when I did the mysql_connect, I am able to connect. > > I assume that this is not how it should be. > > So now are you fully convinced it's your firewall that's the root of your > problem? > > 1) How are you connecting using mysql_connect()? Do you use IP addresses or > hostnames? > 2) What are your exact connection parameters when connecting as an "admin > user"? > 3) What are your exact connection parameters when connecting as an "normal > user"? > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * > ------------------------------------------ > Search the list archives before you post > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general > ------------------------------------------ > /* > Moneyliness is next to Godliness. > -- Andries van Dam > */ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >