2008/9/11 Shawn McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Tom Chubb wrote: > >> >> >> 2008/9/11 Ashley Sheridan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> >> I believe that MySQL uses a particular port when connecting over a >> network such as you're doing. I can't remember the exact port number, >> but you can Google it. Just check that there's nothing blocking this >> port either on your computer, the server, or the router/switch or >> whatever else you are using to connect the computers on the network >> >> >> Ash >> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk <http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Shawn McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> To: php-general@lists.php.net <mailto:php-general@lists.php.net> >> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:31:41 -0500 >> Subject: [PHP] Re: New Server Install >> Shawn McKenzie wrote: >> >> Robbert van Andel wrote: >> >> I am working on a new webserver running Fedora 9. I >> installed php-mysql and >> php-mssql via yum. When I try to connect to our mysql >> server using php, I >> get the following error: Can't connect to MySQL server on >> 'mysqlservername' >> (13) >> >> Here's the weird part, I can connect to the mysql >> database >> server just fine >> from the web server's command line so I'm pretty confident >> that it's not a >> firewall issue. While trying to connect using PHP, I see >> no packets leaving >> the webserver. >> Any thoughts? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Robbert >> >> >> >> Well, for MySQL there are multiple user perms. In the user >> table you may see multiple entries for, let's say root. >> >> mysql> use mysql; >> mysql> select host,user,password from user; >> >> host user password >> * root *22669F8A96AC3CE42B3E5E8087893840412E035F >> localhost root >> >> So, root, if accessing from localhost, requires NO paswword. >> But root, accessing from any other host requires a password. >> Also, this could have more host entries, but probably not by >> default. >> >> If your db server is on a different host from your web server, >> this or similar is most likely your problem. >> >> -Shawn >> >> >> Or, there is no * entry (all hosts). In which case you should add >> a specific entry for your web server. >> >> -Shawn >> >> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> I was trying to access MySQL on a remote server from an Excel spreadsheet >> and I think it was port 3306 but I still haven't got it working yet! >> HTH >> > > Install MyODBC and setup an ODBC connection on your PC. > > -Shawn >
Did that and got an error response. I think it's the remote host but was late Friday afternoon last week and haven't got round to trying it again. Thanks though. Anyway, sorry this is veering OT
