Errors trying to connect to MYSQL using tomcat - do I need to open any ports on my firewall or is this done internally?

Hi all I have downloaded the latest rpms and added records to HOST,DB,and USER files in the mysql database. I am trying to access the database from a web page using a tomcat server running on the same machine. I get the following message : Server configuration denies access to data source. Am

RE: Errors trying to connect to MYSQL using tomcat - do I need to open any ports on my firewall or is this done internally?

Hi Mark, Thanks for your response, my problem is that I've done that. It works on a windows machine running mysql, I've set my Linux machine up the same and it doesn't work. The only difference is that I am running MSQL 3.23.51-nt on my windows machine and the latest rpm's on my Linux machine.

Re: Errors trying to connect to MYSQL using tomcat - do I need to open any ports on my firewall or is this done internally?

Kevin Passey wrote: Hi Mark, Thanks for your response, my problem is that I've done that. It works on a windows machine running mysql, I've set my Linux machine up the same and it doesn't work. The only difference is that I am running MSQL 3.23.51-nt on my windows machine and the latest rpm's

RE: Errors trying to connect to MYSQL using tomcat - do I need to open any ports on my firewall or is this done internally?

Hi again Mark, I have completed a re-install from the rpm files MySQL-3.23.53a-1.i386.rpm. and the client. I've added in the relevant records to grant myself priv to a database (marketing) that I have created. USE mysql; INSERT INTO host