I am trying to connect to a MySQL database using the mysql_connect() command however I keep getting the error message:
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: [2002] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not (trying to connect via tcp://ravenwolftest.db.4292619.hostedresource.com:3306) in C:\Data\GITA\Web Design\Projects\Ravenwolf\LoginTest.php on line 12
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. in C:\Data\GITA\Web Design\Projects\Ravenwolf\LoginTest.php on line 12
I searched around in the phpBB folder and found in the config.php folder there was listed a host name, username, and password. I put those into the mysql_connect() line but get the same error. I am also using godaddy.com for web hosting in case that means anything. As for the code itself all I have is:
mysql_connect('ravenwolftest.db.4292619.hostedresource.com','ravenwolftest','password');
Thanks in advance for any help.
it seems that either the other server is down or does not allow external connections to the database.
i would suggest that you enable external access in your godaddy control panel