Can't connect to MySQL, when not on local server

[eluser]TheFuzzy0ne[/eluser]
I would have thought it still has something to do with your settings. If you can connect to it with mysql_connect(), then CodeIgniter should also be able to, as it too uses mysql_connect(). If it's not connecting, then it must be incorrect information, be it a username, password, database name etc...

I would strongly urge you to check, double-check and triple-check your configuration again.