Question

PHP 5.6 & digitalocean MySQL managed database

Hi my client using PHP 5.6 in his website. I am trying to connect the digitalocean MySQL managed database. I am receiving error “Could not connect: Connection timed out”


Submit an answer


This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.

You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!

Sign In or Sign Up to Answer

These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.

alexdo
Site Moderator
Site Moderator badge
July 26, 2024

Hello, @energyfoods

You can double check the database credentials. Inspect if there are any typos or blank-spaces in the password characters.

Also as mentioned PHP 5.6 is outdated, so you can look into uplifting the version to keep things updated.

Regards

KFSys
Site Moderator
Site Moderator badge
July 25, 2024

Heya,

The PHP version shouldn’t be related to the error you are getting. Have you allowed the IP address on your Managed Database in order connect to it?

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mysql/how-to/connect/

Try DigitalOcean for free

Click below to sign up and get $200 of credit to try our products over 60 days!

Sign up

Become a contributor for community

Get paid to write technical tutorials and select a tech-focused charity to receive a matching donation.

DigitalOcean Documentation

Full documentation for every DigitalOcean product.

Resources for startups and SMBs

The Wave has everything you need to know about building a business, from raising funding to marketing your product.

Get our newsletter

Stay up to date by signing up for DigitalOcean’s Infrastructure as a Newsletter.

New accounts only. By submitting your email you agree to our Privacy Policy

The developer cloud

Scale up as you grow — whether you're running one virtual machine or ten thousand.

Get started for free

Sign up and get $200 in credit for your first 60 days with DigitalOcean.*

*This promotional offer applies to new accounts only.