On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 01:36:20PM -0000, Gregory Machin wrote: > i'm a beginner at mysql server - and i have the following problem i can > connect to my database which is residing on my mail server from my web > server. the my.cnf looks correct and has the port 3306 set , but can't > telnet in eather . > > if i use mysql --host=x.x.x.x --port=x.x.x.x --usr=root > it gives me the following error: > Can't connect to MySQL server on x.x.x.x (111) >
look at the skip-networking option in my.cnf and comment it. You also have to make sure mysql tables allow root to connect from your client host. Using documentation at mysql.com could be a great idea ;-) -- Emmanuel Lacour ------------------------------------ Easter-eggs 44-46 rue de l'Ouest - 75014 Paris - France - Métro Gaité Phone: +33 (0) 1 43 35 00 37 - Fax: +33 (0) 1 41 35 00 76 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.easter-eggs.com
