Ralf Mler wrote:

>got it:
>
>irb(main):003:0> 
>DBI.connect('DBI:Mysql:database=lcwa;host=lilith;port=6080','ram','lcwa')
>
>works, but 
>
>irb(main):005:0> 
>DBI.connect('DBI:Mysql:database=lcwa;host=localhost;port=6080','ram','lcwa')
>
>does not. Seems werid to me, cause 'host=localhost' should work, should'nt it?
>
>  
>
It depends on security settings. Check out the 'db' and 'host' tables in 
'mysql' database - if localhost is specified as a host for a database, 
it means only localhost can connect to it. If '*' is specified, it means 
"everybody except localhost".

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