[mythtv-users] can't connect to db in remote backend

Jeff "Muddy" Waters mythtv at muddysmind.com
Mon Dec 22 20:15:13 EST 2003


got it!

I had to edit the/etc/mysql/my.cnf file the part where it listed the
"bind-address" from the loop to the server's ip.

On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 18:30, Jeff "Muddy" Waters wrote:
> Greets all, 
> 
> I'm trying to connect the mythfrontend on my wife's machine to the new
> backend I put on my server.
> 
> <------begin example------>
> $ mythfrontend
> Unable to connect to database!
> Driver error was [1/-1]:
> QMYSQL3: Unable to connect
> Database error was:
> Can't connect to MySQL server on '192.168.1.100' (111)
> 
> couldn't open db
> <------end example------>
> 
> I used the mandrake 9.1 rpm's for mythtv and mythfrontend as it's only
> frontend I didn't think I needed the backend.
> 
> I'm using webmin to edit the database, should I use commandline? I've no
> idea how via commandline.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
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