On Monday 04 November 2002 12:35, Bob Lockie wrote:
> 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)
IP address or the FQDN (obviously it has to be resovable to an IP address).
> > $username: blah
> > $password: blah
> > $database: _____________
Just the name of the 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?
The obvious question is: does server #2 ALLOW remote connections from server
#1? If so does it work if you connect using the mysql command line?
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