Cassy M Rowe wrote:
> I have a php page on server #1 trying to access a database on server
> #2. What do I put in the following blanks:
>
> $hostname: ___________ (have tried IP, http, localhost, nothing works)
> $username: blah
> $password: blah
> $database: _____________
>
> $link=mysql_connect($hostname, $user, $pass) or die("Failure to
> communicate with database");
>
> $close=mysql_select_db($database, $link);
>
>
>
> All I get is the "Failure to communicate....." message.
>
> Server #1: ellerweb.eller.arizona.edu
> Server #2: datamonster.sbs.arizona.edu
> $database is cassy, but do I need to add anything to that?
>
> I've tried asking two people who are really good at this and they have
> no answers.
>
> THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
>
> Cassy Rowe
Maybe you have to specify the port of the database on the remote machine.
Maybe the MySQL daemon is not running?
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