mysql_connect(): No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

Question

I have this problem when I am trying to run my PHP MySQL script. When I try to run my .php file this is what I get.

mysql_connect(): No connection could be m         


        

Answer 1

Well sometimes even using localhost without any port number can help. E.g.

$conn = mysql_connect("localhost","root","");//for no password