MySQL Server for mysql_connect()

[shawntc]

What would be the name of the MySQL server for this command? I'm on Boru, if that helps anyone. Would it be http://boru.x10hosting.com: and then the number that comes after that, as it appears in the URL bar? Or would it be http://boru.x10hosting.com:3306, since 3306 is the port for MySQL servers?

Edit: hehe, just realized that the PHP script for this would reside and run on the server itself, so why not just use "localhost" or "localhost:3306"... of course, if that's the right thing to use.

[lemon-tree]

You need to use 'localhost'. Although it is not technically the same server, you will code your scripts as though it is.

[shawntc]

And I don't need to include :3306, correct?

[marshian]

You can include the :3306 (making it localhost:3306), but you don't have to since 3306 is the standard port.
If the server would - for example - run on the non-standard port 54032 you'd have to use localhost:54032. But standards make life easier, so why not stick to them? ;)

[misson]

You can also leave off the port number because, when using a hostname of "localhost", the port is immaterial. The PHP MySQL client drivers use a Unix socket (on Unixen) or named pipe (under Windows) when the hostname is "localhost".