php: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

Question

I have create register and login form using php. And i had took the source from google.

So i have added all the corresponding code, when run index.php.

It sh

Answer 1

I suffered this error too. I did following things: 1. find out the port number used by mysql. In phpmyadmin, I ran the following sql:

show variables;

it shows a list of variables of mysql. scroll down, you will find port number.

2. I edited the php code like this:

$dsn = 'mysql:host=127.0.0.1;port=3307; dbname=learnphpfast';

it worked like a charm!