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

You forgot password in your connection.

Try this.

    mysql_connect("localhost","root" ,"password here");

Check Documentation here.

• You should switch to MYSQLI or PDO as you see that MYSQL is already deprecated.

• The initial Mysql password is blank according to this info for mysql ver 5.0. you should check your version.

    mysql_connect("localhost","root" ,""); // will connect.
  

EDIT:

No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

means that no error in your code , but either you have firewall which blocks your connection or your sistem is listening in different PORT.

to do: 1-verify your connecting port default is 3306.

2-try connect with use "127.0.0.1" instead of "localhost" this maybe it listening on "127.0.0.1".

3-It could also go wrong if the other end is listening on UDP, not TCP.

4- verify your firewall connection if its permitted.

Answer 2

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

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

Answer 3

It should be mysql_connect("localhost","root" ,"your password");

If no password, then leave it blank like this: mysql_connect("localhost","root" ,"");

NOTE: Use Mysqli instead of MySql because mysql is deprecated

Answer 4

Changing "mysql://username:password@/databasename" to "mysql://username:password@localhost/databasename" fixed the issue for me.