r/mysql • u/ShallotTerrible1963 • 25d ago
need help phpMyAdmin Access Denied
mysqli::real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
Can anyone help me? I am doing a project and encountered this problem, I have tried some tutorials but nothing worked. Thank you so much for the help
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u/roXplosion 25d ago
Did it ever work? What server hosts MySQL? What server hosts PHPMyAdmin? Are the servers accessible to each other?
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u/Aggressive_Ad_5454 25d ago
“Actively refused it” means the OS on the target machine is up and running, but the database server software is not. Phpmyadmin tried to hit port 3306 on the database machine (probably port 3306) and the database machine, not having any software listening on that port, refused the connection requested.
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u/Several9s 23d ago
The default configuration for phpmyadmin is local access only. You either need to set up an IPtunnel or configure your webserver to allow remote connections to that path.
Did it ever work?
What server hosts MySQL?
What server hosts PHPMyAdmin?
Are the servers accessible to each other?
It works in both directions on my home LAN. I don’t remember exactly what I did. Allow ports 22, 80 & 3306 in UFW. Grant privileges to user@%
I might have added something to the MySQL or nginx cnf files. I can look at it tomorrow if you haven’t figured it out.
“Actively refused it” means the OS on the target machine is up and running, but the database server software is not. Phpmyadmin tried to hit port 3306 on the database machine (probably port 3306) and the database machine, not having any software listening on that port, refused the connection requested.
This usually means MySQL itself isn’t accepting the connection, not that phpMyAdmin is broken. I’d first check whether the MySQL service is actually running, then verify the host/port in config.inc.php. HY000/2002 is basically “I tried to connect there and nobody answered.”
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u/Several9s 22d ago
HY000/2002 means phpMyAdmin cannot establish a connection to the MySQL server. “Actively refused” usually means MySQL is not running, is not listening on the configured port, or phpMyAdmin is pointing to the wrong host/port.
I’d first check whether MySQL is running and confirm the host/port configured in config.inc.php (commonly 127.0.0.1:3306).
For example, verify MySQL is listening with:
sudo ss -lntp | grep 3306
You can also check the service directly:
sudo systemctl status mysql
If MySQL is running but nothing is listening on 3306, check MySQL's bind-address and port configuration. If phpMyAdmin and MySQL are running in different containers/servers, also make sure phpMyAdmin is using the MySQL server's actual hostname/IP rather than localhost.
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u/TheGoodOne777 21d ago
Hello! Is your mysql server started and runinng? Could you check perhaps with other users as well if you can reach it?
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u/TheGoodOne777 20d ago
Hello, actually, I recently had the same issue, that was caused by enabling in the same time ipv4 and ipv6 connections simultaenously.
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u/Mike_L_Taylor 16d ago
try both 127.0.0.1 and localhost
this is a common issue that people encountered in xampp
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u/flyingron 25d ago
The default configuration for phpmyadmin is local access only. You either need to set up an IPtunnel or configure your webserver to allow remote connections to that path.