How to connect to localhost MySQL server?

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Hello

I am developing a desktop application that will connect to server database and do CRUD operations.

The database is MySQL on some hosting.

Implemented test application with MySql.Data. The problem is that the server name is localhost, which conflicts with my computer localhost.

Here is info about the server:

VB

Database server

Server: Localhost via UNIX socket
Server type: MySQL
Server version: 5.6.22 - MySQL Community Server (GPL)
Protocol version: 10
User: user@localhost
Server charset: UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)

Always get that I am unable to connect to server or connecting to my PC localhost.
So could you give my any ideas to connect to that server?!

Posted 1-Feb-15 4:35am

Zhivko Kabaivanov

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Richard MacCutchan 1-Feb-15 11:35am

Please show the exact connection string and the exact error message.

Zhivko Kabaivanov 1-Feb-15 12:36pm

This is the connection string: "Server=localhost;Database=database;Uid=user;Pwd=pas;"
The exception says: Unable to connect to any of the specified MySQL hosts.
with number 1042

Zoltán Zörgő 1-Feb-15 14:13pm

Ok but can you conect with any other tool (GUI, command line) from the same machine to the same server with the same parameters?
There are some other parameters you might need. See: https://www.connectionstrings.com/mysql-connector-net-mysqlconnection/

Zhivko Kabaivanov 2-Feb-15 5:01am

Also error with GUI or command line.

Zoltán Zörgő 2-Feb-15 5:34am

Are you sure your DB engine is running?

Richard MacCutchan 2-Feb-15 4:21am

Where is MySQL running, on your system or somewhere else? see also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23965151/error-1042-mysql-c.

Zhivko Kabaivanov 2-Feb-15 5:01am

The MySQL is running in the hosting that I have bought.

Richard MacCutchan 2-Feb-15 5:15am

Then use the correct hostname or IP address in your connection string.

Herman<T>.Instance 2-Feb-15 10:19am

you have a mysql running on a host and use localHost as Servername in your connection string? No wonder you won't reach him.

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