I have two hosts
- web host ( A server )
- database server ( B server )
Connection between them is not stable. I don't believe it is connectivity via servers problem, because I can reach that database and website anytime I want from my local device. What could be wrong?
Specification:
- MySQL 5.5.52 ( B server )
- CodeIgniter 3.1.0 ( A server )
What was done:
- Opened port for MySQL in B server;
- Granted full privileges for user to connect from A server IP to database;
- Edited
my.cnf
file - added B Server's external IP (in config value:bind-address
)
Error Msg;
A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Warning Message: mysqli::real_connect(): (HY000/2003): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'IP' (4)