does anybody use www.freesql.org?

[Scootman]

i signed up with freesql.org but it seems i cant connect to their server... does anybody else get this problem? (if you use their services of course)

or perhaps my code is wrong

my code to connect is


mysql_connect($server, $username, $password) or die("Server is down right now.");

and $server = "freesql.org";

ive tried www.freesql.org, mysql.freesql.org, none seem to work

is my code wrong or is the server im connecting to wrong? and if i have the wrong server how do i find the correct one?

thanks to anyone who can help...

[ahmed]

use only this code
mysql_connect("freesql.org", $username, $password); and tell me what kind of error does it throw..

[Scootman]

ok the errors it gives are

Warning: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'freesql.org' (110) in /home/virtual/site17/fst/home/scootman/public_html/PHP/board.php on line 10

Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'freesql.org' (110) in /home/virtual/site17/fst/home/scootman/public_html/PHP/board.php on line 10


(line 10 is the line wtih the code to connect)

[ahmed]

hm.. contact the people at freemysql.org and see what they say :)

[Scootman]

k ill try that thanks

[Wintermute]

This might seem late, but for anyone who has the same problem, you forgot to add the port number in. What you do is replace www.freesql.org with www.freesql.org:3306. I think that's the port number, I used it before...didn't like it much though :-\

[Scootman]

well i emailed the guy who runs freesql and he said i had the right server...but he said my webhost probably doesnt suport outgoing mysql connections... ill try this port number thing though.... might as well... thanks for the info