MySQL Connection Issues - Dreamhost

[eluser]Crazy88s[/eluser]
[quote author="gtech" date="1211504023"]if you are trying to connect to the database from a different machine then the below link may also be useful

[url="http://blog.dreamhosters.com/kbase/index.cgi?area=2991"]http://blog.dreamhosters.com/kbase/index.cgi?area=2991[/url]

Note that if you're connecting from an IP that's not hosted with us (like say, your home or office) you'll need to add it through our web panel as an allowable IP to access your database!

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This worked. I've never had to do it before though. Very strange. Thanks for the help.