unable to connect external server database

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how to access cpanel database access in godady server using mysql php connectivity i have tried a lot but last long it gives me

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 111 in /home/content/q/u/i/quickandkosh/html/searchdata.php on line 6 Could not connect: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 111

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I'm not sure about go daddy but I know some web hosts need a specific path to mysql server. Most us localhost but others, such as ipage use a full path through the virtual server. Go into your cpanel at godaddy and then "mysql databases" and it should have a "server" title with address below it somewhere in the page.

Just to note, you should also be using mysqli_connect.

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I think your host could be wrong, wrong port, a firewall blocked the connection. So I would double check your connection settings.