Thread:Manual talk:FAQ/set up database on a different server/reply

> I thought "localhost" should be exactly the same thing as "128.148.16.167" Nope, localhost is 127.0.0.1 ;)

Can you say, what error message exactly appears? I have tried a connection with this: http://www.rainbowspuppiessunshine.com/tools/dbtest/index.php

And the error is, that the connection was refused, so maybe a firewall or a restriction of the database provider/hoster to not connect from other servers maybe :)