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ok on sql, to connect to your database it says you have to enter your host's ip address, how do i get my host's ip is there a code or what?
anybody?
oh and by the way i want the most simple solution to this problem possable

In most cases you can enter 'localhost' there, this then points to the same server the webserver resides on. If the db is on that machine it works perfectly.

If the webserver is on one machine and the db on another you must get the IP for the server holding the db. If that's the case I'd ask your host. They probably won't have a domain name assigned to that machines ip so it's hard to do a search for it.

If you have an account with a webhost and a db is included you should have gotten that info from them already.

If you develop locally and have webserver & db on the same machine, 'localhost' is the way to go.

Otherwise, if you have a domain-name that you can surf to, just ping it and you'll get the IP.
On win:

open the dos-prompt
write ping www.yourdomainname.com
press enter

there ya go
/Dan

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theanks a lot man. thats exactly the info i needed

No prob Good luck w your project
/Dan

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