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Connecting to MySQL server on another domain?


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I'm trying to connect from (e.g.) abc.com to a mysql database on xyz.com but I keep getting an error, "Unknown MySQL server host".

I added abc.com to the remote access list, but I'm still not sure how to get it to work, any ideas?

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Hi

I'm trying to connect from (e.g.) abc.com to a mysql database on xyz.com but I keep getting an error, "Unknown MySQL server host".

I added abc.com to the remote access list, but I'm still not sure how to get it to work, any ideas?

Thanks

Hi,

Does the server allow inbound traffic externally? (Might be on request from whomever manages it or via alternate port)

Also, does the domain name forward all ports to the server host IP? E.g. some DNS providers only forward 80, 21 & 8080 etc (try a direct IP address connection)

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Well, certainly depends on what kind of server. I'd check the firewall settings. Are both abc.com and xyz.com on the same internal LAN? (please say yes...) If not, you'd need to do port-forwarding on the router for xyz.com.

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