gtrdon opened this issue on Aug 24, 2009 · 96 posts
bagginsbill posted Wed, 26 August 2009 at 1:24 PM
I found this on some page - guy having same problem, except with MySQL
I've just overcome a connection problem with a local Win32 installation of MySQL and thought I should pass on the solution in case anyone else is sprouting #$%!'s from the top of their head.
Essentially, I couldn't connect to the database; kept getting "Unable to connect..." error.
The problem was Zone Alarm.
The solution was to enter localhost / 127.0.0.1 in the Advanced section of the Security Settings as permissible in your Local Zone:
Control Center > Security > Advanced > Add > IP Address > Description: localhost / IP Address: 127.0.0.1
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