Re: mysql_connect using version 5.0.1 accesses the internet when host and client are the same system
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Thu, 16 Sep 2004 04:43:03 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: mysql_connect using version 5.0.1 accesses the internet when host and client are the same system | ||
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Sam Hobbs wrote:
> I am using PHP Version 5.0.1, MySQL 5.0.1-alpha-nt, and Apache/2.0.48 with
> Windows XP with SP2. When I use mysql_connect in a php page in Apache to
> connect to the "localhost" I get:
>
> Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect.chm]: Can't connect to
> MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)
>
> I get that when the firewall does not allow Apache and MySQL to access the
> internet. When I do allow Apache to access the internet, mysql_connect with
> the same parameters works. Is that waht is supposed to happen?
>
> I assume this is a PHP problem but I can't be sure it is, so I apologize if
> it is not.
I am not sure why you assume this to be a PHP problem. Sounds like your
firewall is blocking both local and external connections. Can you telnet
to port 10061 on localhost with the firewall enabled?
-Rasmus