Re: Re: New Server Install

2008/9/11 Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> > I believe that MySQL uses a particular port when connecting over a > network such as you're doing. I can't remember the exact port number, > but you can Google it. Just check that there's nothing blocking this > port either on your computer, the server, or the router/switch or > whatever else you are using to connect the computers on the network > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Shawn McKenzie <nospam@mckenzies.net> > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:31:41 -0500 > Subject: [PHP] Re: New Server Install > Shawn McKenzie wrote: > >> Robbert van Andel wrote: >> >>> I am working on a new webserver running Fedora 9. I installed php-mysql >>> and >>> php-mssql via yum. When I try to connect to our mysql server using php, >>> I >>> get the following error: Can't connect to MySQL server on >>> 'mysqlservername' >>> (13) >>> >>> >>> Here's the weird part, I can connect to the mysql database server just >>> fine >>> from the web server's command line so I'm pretty confident that it's not >>> a >>> firewall issue. While trying to connect using PHP, I see no packets >>> leaving >>> the webserver. >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Robbert >>> >>> >>> >> Well, for MySQL there are multiple user perms. In the user table you may >> see multiple entries for, let's say root. >> >> mysql> use mysql; >> mysql> select host,user,password from user; >> >> host user password >> * root *22669F8A96AC3CE42B3E5E8087893840412E035F >> localhost root >> >> So, root, if accessing from localhost, requires NO paswword. But root, >> accessing from any other host requires a password. Also, this could have >> more host entries, but probably not by default. >> >> If your db server is on a different host from your web server, this or >> similar is most likely your problem. >> >> -Shawn >> > > Or, there is no * entry (all hosts). In which case you should add a > specific entry for your web server. > > -Shawn > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > I was trying to access MySQL on a remote server from an Excel spreadsheet and I think it was port 3306 but I still haven't got it working yet! HTH