Sorry, I forgot to answer this when I asked the earlier question about your IP. :) Connections to port 3306 are allowed from anywhere in the world, but if the IDS detects foul play on the server, IP addresses can become auto-banned. Currently the following tripwires are set (FYI): * Attempt to telnet port (TCP:23) -- automatic ban (we don't use telnet and this identifies portscanners and botnets pretty well) * Attempt to SSH port on nippy.mickaboo.org -- automatic ban (nippy shouldn't get any routine SSH traffic) * More than 5 failed SSH inbound attempts -- 5 minute timeout There are a few hundred other signatures which cause me to receive email alerts but don't auto-ban; I ban those at my discretion if the traffic looks fishy and the host seems non-legit. It is possible that your shared hosting provider is banning outbound requests on common DB ports or, more likely, banning outbound requests not associated with established traffic (a common firewall rule). Wendi Whitcomb wrote:
Hi Matt:
Thanks for the help the other day—I am connecting to ASM through my local site. However I cannot connect through my web server (shared hosting). Mysqli is extensions are enabled. My question is: /Are you only allowing connections from fixed IP’s—if so that will be a problem on a shared hosting site?/
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Wendi