Re: Unable to connect to database: Can't connect to MySQL server on '[database server]' (4)

[Rick James]

Common problem; see if any of these help:

http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?10,283022 (Connecting externally)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?52,282084 (cant connect to mysql with php)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?52,281846 (Help!! I can't connect to mysql on my server)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?10,281331 (I need help remotely connecting!)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?10,281343 (How to establish connections from MySQL Server 5.1 to a client workstation with Windows XP?)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?10,281500 (Test MySQL connection without PHP or similar.)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?10,281362 (How to access database in Ubuntu Server using ODBC connector in Windows)
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?10,280522 (What do to make connect to server?)

If not, come back with more details of how you are trying to connect now versus previously; whether you are using localhost or a remote server; what has been GRANTed (do not show passwords, of course). And the actual text of the error message -- there are several flavors; it gives clues of whether the network or password or other is involved.