You forgot password in your connection.
Try this.
mysql_connect("localhost","root" ,"password here");
Check Documentation here.
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You should switch to
MYSQLI
orPDO
as you see thatMYSQL
is already deprecated. -
The initial Mysql password is blank according to this info for mysql ver 5.0. you should check your version.
mysql_connect("localhost","root" ,""); // will connect.
EDIT:
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
means that no error in your code , but either you have firewall which blocks your connection or your sistem is listening in different PORT.
to do: 1-verify your connecting port default is 3306.
2-try connect with use “127.0.0.1” instead of “localhost” this maybe it listening on “127.0.0.1”.
3-It could also go wrong if the other end is listening on UDP, not TCP.
4- verify your firewall connection if its permitted.