Thanks Tim, That has put me in the right direction. MySQL is set to run using UNIX ports only... so now I need to find out how to make it run on port 3306.
Any hints anybody? Cheers Adam -----Original Message----- From: Timothy Musson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2003 4:47 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Stuck.. need help Adam Martin, 2003-08-05 01:29:14 +1200: > [...] after installing mysql-server ok, and doing local testing. I can > not connect over the network. I can the machine fine etc. So, what do > I need to do to be able to connect to the mysql server? The machines > in question are on the same network. I have a feeling your problem might be answered on this page (not even remotely sure though, so please complain if I'm wrong): http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Can_not_connect_to_server.html About 1/3 of the way down: "If you get the error message Can't connect to MySQL server on some_hostname, you can try the following things..." Tim -- Timothy Musson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~trmusson/
