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make certain the server is not 'localhost' and that you have permissions set for access from remote site
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make certain the server is not 'localhost' and that you have permissions set for access from remote site

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Error message when php script is trying to connect to a mysql server from another domain. Works from testserver at home, error on productionserver. Did work until recently - can not see what has been changed and do not know where to look...
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Error message when php script is trying to connect to a mysql server from another domain. Works from testserver at home, error on productionserver. Did work until recently - can not see what has been changed and do not know where to look...

Database error: cannot connect to Database Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 113

PHP is a widely-used server-side scripting language especially suited for web development, powering tens of millions of sites from Facebook to personal WordPress blogs. PHP is often paired with the MySQL relational database, but includes support for most other mainstream databases. By utilizing different Server APIs, PHP can work on many different web servers as a server-side scripting language.

MySQL is an open source, relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Acquired by Oracle in 2009, it is frequently used in combination with PHP installations, powering most of the WordPress installations.