mysql_connect not working for a site - php

Question

so I finished a site locally, and I have been trying to start to transfer it to an online server. And this is probably a really stupid question but I've spent the last hour trying to find the answer and I can't. So this is a line of PHP code being run on the server (with the username and password changed, but the hostname the same):
if(!mysql_connect("www.bluestreakaquatic.com","username","password"))
die(mysql_error());
It produces this error:
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'www.bluestreakaquatic.com' (10061)
Can anyone possibly give me any sort of advice?

Answer 1

Your hosting provider probably doesn't allow external mySQL connections for security reasons.
If mySQL runs on the same server as your site, try replacing the domain name with localhost.
If that doesn't work, you need to ask your hosting provider for the correct database server address.

Answer 2

I had recently experienced the same problem.
If you have full access to your server (root privileges required):
Step 1: edit my.cnf (usually located in /etc)
Find the following line: [mysqld] and make sure line skip-networking is commented (or remove line) and add following line:
bind-address=YOUR-SERVER-IP
For example, if your MySQL server IP is 66.166.170.28 then entire block should be look like as follows:
[mysqld]
user = mysql
pid-file = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
port = 3306
basedir = /usr
datadir = /var/lib/mysql
tmpdir = /tmp
language = /usr/share/mysql/English
bind-address = 66.166.170.28
# skip-networking
.......
Where
bind-address : IP address to bind to.
skip-networking : Don’t listen for TCP/IP connections at all. All interaction with mysqld must be made via Unix sockets. This option is highly recommended for systems where only local requests are allowed. Since you need to allow remote connection this line should be removed from my.cnf or put it in comment state.
Step 2: Grant access to all hosts
Start the MySQL monitor with this command: mysql or /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql. Your shell prompt should now look like this: mysql>. Run this command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'USERNAME'#'%' IDENTIFIED BY "PASSWORD";
Where:
USERNAME is the username that you use when connecting using your php script.
PASSWORD is the password you use when connecting.
You now must flush MySQL's privileges. Run this command:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Run this command to exit MySQL:
exit;
Step 3: restart mysql deamon
/etc/init.d/mysqld restart
or
/etc/init.d/mysql restart
depending on what linux distro is your server currently running.
If you are on a shared hosting environment:
It is unlikely that any hosting provider will allow remote connections to mysql server because of security risks. But you may be lucky if your hosting server uses DirectAdmin control panel or cPanel. If so, follow these steps:
For DirectAdmin:
Goto MySQL Management. Select your database and click on it. You will find a section named Access Hosts. Add a new host: (%)
For cPanel:
Goto Remote MySQL under Databases section and add % instead of myhost.com:
Also see the reference: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/can-not-connect-to-server.html

Answer 3

If you're unable to connect to a remote mysql server from the web server, but could connect to the remote mysql server from your localhost, the server may not have permissions granted for your username originating from that host.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON database.* TO username#serverhostname IDENTIFIED BY 'password'