Have you ruled out difficulties with file locations, permissions and
such ilk?
Do we know what environment these files are being run under?
For a file to be run from a browser under Ubuntu you need permissions
set to user www-data UID:GID 33:33, and located in a directory that
localhost can find according to your directory setting in the apache
config files. Red Hat wants user apache, UID:GID, 48:48.
The browser will use the browser root as defined in the apache config
file. I think you can force it to run in a user directory, but I am
pretty sure that is not how to get it there.
(Can script activation be accomplished just by pointing a browser at it?
If so would that be a security issue?)
The other matter would be how the browser is modifying the UserID and
Password string it is passing to MySQL.
Harold
On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 08:15 -0700, Lisa Kachold wrote:
> Just humor us and rename the hostname to something other than mysql?
> Try an IP address?
>
> On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Steven A. DuChene
> <linux-clusters@mindspring.com> wrote:
> As I said, on the Apache server I can run the php script just
> fine and
> it connects to the remote mysql server just fine. Both servers
> are here
> on my local internal network and there is no firewall between
> them.
>
> So to be clear on the Apache system I can run the php mysql
> connect script
> just fine like so:
>
> Apache$ php ./mysql_php_dbconnectscript.php
>
> and it works fine. I really believe this eliminates any port
> or firewall
> or ping or FQDN or localhost issues between the two boxes.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Mike Butash <mike@butash.net>
> >Sent: May 24, 2009 10:03 PM
> >To: Main PLUG discussion list
> <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> >Cc: "Steven A. DuChene" <linux-clusters@mindspring.com>
> >Subject: Re: mysql_connect won't when run from web server
> >
> >Is your hostname "mysql" valid, just "ping mysql" and see if
> you get a
> >response. Try to connect to "localhost" as well and see if
> it works.
> >Most default installs will listen only on 127.0.0.1, not the
> live IP
> >most distro's bind to the hostname from the network, like
> 10.x.x.x.
> >Assure the hostname is valid in your connect string.
> >
> >Check that the sql daemon is listening on the right
> port/address. Try
> >'netstat -a | egrep "mysql|3306"' without the single quote,
> see if the
> >daemon is listening, and on what address - should look like
> this:
> >
> >mb@thrawn:/media/ext0/opt$ netstat -a | grep mysql
> >tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN
> >
> >.. if not, rather like this:
> >
> >mb@thrawn:/media/ext0/opt$ netstat -a | grep ssh
> >tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:ssh *:*
> LISTEN
> >
> >.. then you might need to tweak the my.cnf to remove the bind
> addr from
> >binding only to localhost. Comment it out as such, and it
> should show
> >as listening on all ports:
> >
> >#bind-address = 127.0.0.1
> >
> >If you can telnet to port 3306 from both localhost or the
> real IP
> >(telnet localhost 3306), check sql logs for auth errors. I'm
> most pgsql
> >than my, but I think this is the tree you'll want to bark up,
> namely the
> >binding and socket access.
> >
> >Caveat Emptor - This opens general network access to that sql
> port short
> >of a firewall, so make sure you secure it adequately. Best
> bet is to
> >set your php connection string to connect to localhost, and
> keep the sql
> >daemon only bound to localhost. So long as you're not
> needing any
> >remote connections, that is.
> >
> >-mb
>
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 2009-05-24 at 20:36 -0700, Lisa Kachold wrote:
> >> Hi Steven,
> >>
> >> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Steven A. DuChene
> >> <linux-clusters@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >> Hello all:
> >> I have a php to mysql database connection script
> that I am
> >> having a problem with.
> >> I have two systems. One is running apache and also
> happens to
> >> be my desktop system.
> >> Call this one system Apache. The other system is
> running mysql
> >> and let's call this
> >> one Mysql.
> >>
> >> the connection script is very simple:
> >>
> >> <?php
> >> $dbhost = "Mysql";
> >> $dbuser = "someuser";
> >> $dbpass = "NOTREAL";
> >>
> >> $conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass)
> or
> >> die("Error connecting to mysql");
> >>
> >> if ($conn) {
> >> echo "CONNECT OK";
> >> }
> >>
> >> $dbname = "tmp";
> >> mysql_select_db($dbname);
> >> ?>
> >>
> >>
> >> If I run this script from the command line on the
> Apache
> >> system like so:
> >>
> >> $ php testmysqlconnect_script.php
> >>
> >> and it works fine. However if I run the script from
> the web
> >> browser open on the
> >> Apache desktop and point it at
> >>
> http://localhost/~meuser/testmysqlconnect_script.php
> >> I get a connection error. Just to confirm I have
> also used the
> >> following mysql
> >> command from the command line on the Apache system
> and it
> >> works fine as well:
> >>
> >> mysql --host=Mysql -u someuser -p tmp
> >>
> >> and entered the exact same user name as is in my
> script and I
> >> am able to connect
> >> just fine. I have tried looking at the output from
> php_info()
> >> on the Apache web
> >> server and it looks normal but I could be missing
> something.
> >>
> >> Anyone have any ideas of what I might be over
> looking???
> >>
> >> 1) What is apache saying about this? Tail the logs?
> >> 1.5) Change to FQDN like mysql.mylocalnetwork rather than
> IP or CNAME
> >> and retest script.
> >> 2) Verify you have php extensions enabled (can you run
> other .php
> >> files in apache)?
> >> 3) What does tcpdump on each server say? Do you see the
> connection go
> >> out? Do you have a sniffer that you can invoke and filter
> >> specifically between these two servers? Wireshark?
> >> 4) Selectively take down firewalling between each server
> and test to
> >> verify once you determine it might be switch or router or
> local
> >> iptables causing the issues?
> >> 5) Do you allow scripting from that directory in your
> Apache
> >> <directory> tags?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Steve DuChene
> >>
> >> www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452
> >> "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand
>
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