dbConnect failed; could not connect

['LinKin]

Hey,

I'm using MySQL database

dbHandler = dbConnect( "mysql", "dbname=******;host=localhost", "*********", "**********", "share=1" )

dbName is OK

dbUsername is OK

dbPassword is OK

I don't know why it's failing.. Any clue?

[Castillo]

Try changing 'localhost' to 127.0.0.1.

['LinKin]

Same error.

[xXMADEXx]

Try:

dbHandler = dbConnect( "mysql", "dbname=******;host=localhost;port=3306", "*********", "**********", "share=1" ) 

['LinKin]

Same error.

['LinKin]

So,

I've made a MySQL db in 000webhost

And guess what

It still doesn't work.. Same error

[TAPL]

I guess free website host does not allow external connection.

['LinKin]

Uh, what could I use so that it allows me external connections?

[myonlake]

Uh, what could I use so that it allows me external connections?

Free hosts rarely accept remote connections. You have to pay for a MySQL server/webhost that has that feature enabled. Hosting24 has that feature in it, you can set remote access in cPanel simply by entering the source IP address.