I am tring to connect remote Mysql DB from local machine. Do I have to use MyODBC to connect linux server and linux client? Before 3 days, I used "mysql_connect("..","host ip",...)". I failed, the error msg is "host ' ' is not allowed to connect....". From manuals, I read that I must use ODBC to contact Mysql DB from windows client. If in Linux, is it same? Then please help me how to obtain MyODBC manager program. I have MyODBC