> On November 28, 2012 at 4:11 PM Jim Giner <jim.giner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > On 11/28/2012 3:58 PM, admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > Guys, > > I am not quiet sure what is happening but every time i try to connect to a > > remote host it refers back to localhost. > > > > $pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=171.16.23.44;dbname=test', 'user','password'); > > > > ERROR: Access denied for user 'user'@'localhost' (using password: YES) in > > /var/www/html/text.php > > > > Any clue as to WHY it keeps referring back to localhost when i clearly set > > the > > host parameter to another server. > > I checked the /etc/hosts records to see if there was a referral for that > > domain > > back to it's self there is NOT. > > > Just a WAG from a guy who's never tried to do this. > > Could the localhost in question actually be the server you are failing > to connect to, and not your client machine? You are sure about your > uid/pswd? dbname? > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > In reading your question again, I get what you are saying. Let me explain. It is not actually saying 'localhost' it is saying 'server1.mydomain.com' of the server I am connecting from. not the server2.mydomain.com. I have ensured the path is correct, PING, NSLOOKUP from the server trying to make the connection. It changes the domain