Maybe, your database only can be accessed by a local user

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM, David Turton <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Yep, phpmyadmin connects to hostingdatabases.orcon.net.nz without any
> problem - but I can't connect to this from the webserver.
>
> Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to MySQL server on '
> hostingdatabases.orcon.net.nz' (4) in /home/users/username/
> domain.co.nz/testsite/test.php on line 3
> Could not connect: Can't connect to MySQL server on '
> hostingdatabases.orcon.net.nz' (4)
>
> Trying localhost, I get:
>
> Warning: mysql_connect(): Access denied for user: 'usern...@localhost'
> (Using password: YES) in /home/users/username/
> domain.co.nz/testsite/test.php on line 5
> Could not connect: Access denied for user: 'usrn...@localhost' (Using
> password: YES)
>
> So I can connect to localhost, but user is not valid, whereas I can't
> connect to mysql @ hostingdatabases.orcon.net.nz
>
> I'm stumped, as is Orcon....
>
> Back on the phone to them for th e10th time...
>
> Cheers
> Dave T
>
> ________________________________________
> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stu
> Meads [[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2009 10:40 a.m.
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [phpug] Re: Mysql connection string for Orcon
>
> PhpMyAdmin should have the hostname of the db server when you first log in.
>  Possibly the host that your site's on doesn't have access to the database,
> if you can access 'privileges' from your PhpMyAdmin login, you may be able
> to see what hosts have access
>
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