Recently I had a problem while using my code hosted on infinityfree and it’s using external MySQL db on Aiven. Each time I tried to connect to db I got: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused No matter what I tried, same error always, but on different hosting it’s connecting to Aiven DB correc…

Please read this thread [image] How to connect to MySQL DB in Aiven Hosting Support https://paragonsmp.rf.gd/ Error Message SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused Other Information Hello, I’m trying to connect my website hosted on Infinity Free to an exter…

I seem to remember another user having problems with avian because it didn’t use a standard SQL port… But I might be misremembering

Now I understand why :slightly_frowning_face:

Yes, unfortunately it’s because of custom port numbers

SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused

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KangJL April 18, 2025, 3:05pm 2

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