ahmz Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deactivated_ Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Port 3306 open on xyz.com server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ahmz Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 I don't know, how do I check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Aergan Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deactivated_ Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ahmz Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 I got it working, looks like I needed to allow the nameserver access, not the domain (noob alert). Thanks for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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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?
Thanks
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