Will revOpenDatabase work in a shared-hosting environment

[RGould8 at aol.com]

Well know you've peaked my interest.   You haven't found _many_ - - - but 
have you found _any_ hosting companies that allow Revolution to connect to mySQL 
remotely?

In a message dated 1/17/07 12:12:33 PM, luis at anachreon.co.uk writes:


> Good luck with that, I haven't found many that will allow that.
> You might be better off with a virtual server, and setting your own
> custom permissions.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Luis.
> 
> 
> RGould8 at aol.com wrote:
> > Well, if that's the case, then simplehost.com is toast in my book.   My 
> dream
> > hosting environment is one where I can connect to mySQL from Revolution
> > remotely, and run Ruby on Rails.   I think it may be time for me to 
> switch.
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 1/17/07 11:32:07 AM, luis at anachreon.co.uk writes:
> >
> >
> >> Hiya,
> >>
> >> Some ISPs will not allow database access from external sources. It's ok
> >> to use php and stuff on the hosting server, but anything outside their
> >> subnet is a no-no. This is the same setup for GoDaddy.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Luis.
> >>
> >>
> >> Mark Schonewille wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Are you sure that the MySQL server is using old-style password?
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>>
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> >>> Op 17-jan-2007, om 17:14 heeft RGould8 at aol.com het volgende geschreven:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm having a rough time getting revOpenDatabase to work on a mySQL
> >>>> database
> >>>> that I am presently hosting at www.simplehost.com.   I've checked the
> >>>> ports on
> >>>> simplehost, and they claim that the port is 3306 for mySQL.   I've
> >>>> written
> >>>> lots of php scripts which successfully pull data from the database
> >>>> locally on the
> >>>> server.   It's just the standalong application in Rev that's the
> >>>> roadblock at
> >>>> the moment.   I've even downloaded the excellent MySQL tests demo, and
> >>>> it's
> >>>> not connecting either.
> >>>>
> >>>> The only variables I can think of that might be causing problems:
> >>>>
> >>>> 1)   simplehost.com is blocking access from the outside
> >>>> 2)   perhaps I need to try the SSL settings
> >>>> 3)   perhaps it's something I'm doing wrong in the way I'm passing
> >>>> data into
> >>>> the revOpenDatabase command
> >>>>
> >>>> Partially, I don't trust my ISP, but partially, I don't trust me
> >>>> either - - -
> >>>> any help is greatly appreciated
> >>>>
> >>>> revOpenDatabase("MySQL","www.simplehost.com","mytestDB',robtest,<pass>)
> >>>
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