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Asked: 2026-05-26T04:42:17+00:00

I am using PHP and MySQL to make a database connection, the only change

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I am using PHP and MySQL to make a database connection, the only change is that I am trying to access my remote server from my local computer using my server IP address.

mysql_connect("x.xx.xx.x","username","password") or die(mysql_error());

and the error I am getting is Unable to connect to the given host. The user has all privileges and rights.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Most default installs of MySQL only listen to the local machine.

    Look for the bind-address setting in my.cnf on the server, and make sure it’s listening on the IP address you’re targetting. You may also need to ensure skip-networking isn’t switched on!

    Alternatively (and less securely!) the following will set it up to listen on all addresses – local and remote:

    bind-address = 0.0.0.0
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