here"s the thing. 
 I have XAMPP, installed on local localhost, he installs mysql and phpmyadmin 
 I have manual installation of mysql in linode 
 this person has a different number of databases 
, but I all connect in the same way 
$servername = "localhost";
  $username = "root";
  $password = "xxx";
  $mysqldb = "xxx_db";
 so when I check the web on linode, he will receive his own mysql 
, but when I am on localhost, he will receive xampp"s mysql 
 what I want to do now is: 
 I want localhost to connect to mysql when it connects to linode"s mysql instead of xampp"s 
 so what configuration should I make on linode and localhost to implement? 
 I added a user ID to linode"s mysql. 
 the hostname is IP 
, but I still can"t. 
mysqli::__construct(): (HY000/2002): Operation timed out in /xxx/xxx/xxx.php on line 17
Error: Operation timed out
charge
 
 
but it still doesn"t work.
