cant access mysql server

[gdriving]

how do i know my server name?? please help

 

[essellar]

The MySQL servers are accessible only as "localhost". Remote access is deliberately disabled; databases are for use only by your web site. (As far as I know, even using 127.0.0.1 instead of the string "localhost" will not work.) If you need external access of any sort, you need to create an HTTP-based API (using PHP preferably, since PHP is the only scripting language that is stable across time here -- Python and/or Perl are sometimes enabled and sometimes disabled due to abuse).

 

[gdriving]

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost.com' (4) in /home/gdriving/public_html/index.php on line 36
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost.com' (4) here is my error when i use localhost as server name

 

[Anna]

server should be localhost NOT localhost.com

 

[gdriving]

is it posible for me to connect to my database using a vb.net application?

 

[gdriving]

Thank you veru much i got it

 

[Dead-i]

is it posible for me to connect to my database using a vb.net application?

If this VB.NET application is trying to remotely connecting to the database, it will not work on free hosting since Remote SQL is only enabled for certain paid plans. :wink: