Externally connecting to databases?

I have mysqld installed (4.1) on my FreeBSD 6.1 box. I need a totally different box to connect to those databases through PHP scripts. I've already tried editing hosts.allow in the /etc/ folder, but no effect. Does FreeBSD need to be restarted after these changes are done, or just inetd, cause

RE: Externally connecting to databases?

: Friday, 15 December 2006 8:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Externally connecting to databases? I have mysqld installed (4.1) on my FreeBSD 6.1 box. I need a totally different box to connect to those databases through PHP scripts. I've already tried editing hosts.allow in the /etc