MySQL connection lost: system error: 110

Question

I am trying to connect to my mySQL server through localhost on my dedicated server, but I keep getting the error:

Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 110

CODE:

<?php

$link = mysql_connect('localhost', '****', '****'); 
if (!$link) { 
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); 
} 

I haven't configured a firewall, so all ports should be open. What do I need to do? I have already checked several other similar questions, but none of them solved my problem. I am not connecting remotely.

UPDATE

Okay I found the issue with the connection to the server (I was connecting twice). I am able to connect now to the server, but when I run any query, the server returns FALSE. I have used this code before and it has worked before, but now that I have changed servers, it is not working.

Thanks,

David

Answer 1

May be you are connecting to your db with different parameters

Answer 2

I had a similar error code of "110" on server A. Have never changed the credentials, etc on both server A and B. However, my issue was that one server is actually communicating via the MySQL port: 3306 of server B, and I have recently setup firewall on server B, to allow remote MySQL access from server A. Server A was trying to connect to the Server B MySQL port 3306 and webserver would just timeout, issuing the MySQL error code and line error on the code.

Solution that worked for me is:
sudo ufw status

Check if MySQL port is in the list, if not do this:
sudo ufw allow mysql

This will add the ip4 and ip6 rules into the firewall approved list.

Good luck!