[mythtv-users] db connection problems with remote frontend

[Joseph Kennedy]

  My bad...nfs shares are not required...I'd probably be more help if I 
was still running separate  front and back-ends...sorry:(
On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 08:48 PM, Chris Germano wrote:

> Ok, I'm confused, are these settings right for a remote setup? I have 
> a master backend and frontend machine, then a remote frontend. I just 
> updated to the latest CVS on the backend today, and the remote 
> frontend was last night.
>
> Masterbackend:
> /usr/local/share/mythtv/mysql.txt
> DBHostName=localhost
> DBUserName=mythtv
> DBPassword=mythtv
> DBName=mythconverg
>
> Remote Frontend:
> /usr/local/share/mythtv/mysql.txt
> DBHostName=192.168.1.28
> DBUserName=mythtv
> DBPassword=mythtv
> DBName=mythconverg
>
> /mythcompiledir/mythtv/setup/ ./setup -> general
> IP address for localhost: 192.168.1.28 (was 127.0.0.1 by default)
> Master Server IP address: 192.168.1.28 (was 127.0.0.1 by default)
> --------
> MythWeb problem - After I fiddled with these ip settings in ./setup on 
> the backend, MythWeb would no longer connect to the database! I 
> changed the ip's back and still nothing! What's going on?
>
> /..web../mythweb/config/conf.php define('db_host', localhost');
>
> Warning at 
> /usr/local/share/apache/htdocs/pvr/includes/mythbackend.php, line 71:
> fsockopen() expects parameter 2 to be long, string given
>
> Fatal Error at 
> /usr/local/share/apache/htdocs/pvr/includes/mythbackend.php, line 17:
> Unable to connect to mythbackend, is it running?
> ---------
> Remote MythFrontend problem - live video from "Watch TV" plays for one 
> second then freezes, reporting "pause buffer.." I'm running it on 
> 10/100 through my switch at 2300kbps mpeg4 video, no reason for this. 
> If I go "Watch Recording" then it will list them, but no previews. If 
> I select one it will give me errors trying to find the file. Now do I 
> have to NFS mount these? I've had varrying oppinion on this.
>
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