Re: PHP/postgreSQL

At 05:14 PM 2/4/06, vince@weaktight.com wrote:

>I'm running PHP/mySQL via a web hosting service.  I require my PHP scripts to
>access an external PostgreSQL database.
>
>I have the PostgreSQL server setup to accept connections from anyone:
>I've tested this connection via pgAdminIII and I'm able to connect using this
>IP, but when I try to connect via php from the hosted webpage...
>
>But I'm foiled by:
>
>Warning: pg_connect(): Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: could not
>connect
>to server: Operation timed out Is the server running on host
>"24.85.82.xxx" and
>accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? in
>/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/weaktight.com/httpdocs/mytest.php on line 13
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm not very
>experienced with any of this stuff.


Your webhosting company must be blocking outgoing requests on port 5432.  I
was able to connect to your server with your code - no problem.