Have you checked if in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf the directive "allow
networking" is uncommented?.
This is a quite usual mistake.
Also check the host permissions of the root user.
Hope this helps.
Alvaro.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Sargent" <powderkeg@stripped>
To: <mysql@stripped>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 9:33 AM
Subject: Error Connecting To Server From Client Machine-Linux
> Hi All,
>
> can ping the server from the client. Am seeing the attempted phpmyadmin
> connection from the client via the firewall alert. But, get an error
> saying that the client is not allowed to connect to the mysql server.
> I'm guessing it's a setting in conf.inc.php..?
>
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = '192.168.1.1';
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '???????';
> I know that the password is correct as connection from phpmyadmin on
> localhost is fine on the server.
> server(Fedora3)=192.168.1.1
> client(Fedora3)=192.168.1.2
> Something I've missed/not considered..? Is it mysql related..? Still a
> newb, so I'm sure it's somethiing real easy. Cheers.
>
> Mark Sargent.
>
> phpMyAdmin tried to connect to the MySQL server, and the server rejected
> the connection. You should check the host, username and password in
> config.inc.php and make sure that they correspond to the information
> given by the administrator of the MySQL server.
>
> *MySQL said: *Documentation
> <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Error-returns.html>
>
> | #1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'192.168.1.2' (using password:
YES)|
>
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