# mysql connect error

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-connect-error/219>\
**Category:** Other MySQL® Questions\
**Created:** [February 27, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-connect-error/219 "2007-02-27T11:11:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![vrkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@vrkris](https://forums.percona.com/u/vrkris)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-connect-error/219/1 "2007-02-27T11:11:14Z")

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i faced a strange connect error today when trying to connect to my db from a remote host. The remote host was unable to connect to the db to which it was previously able to connect. The Abort\_connects variable kept increasing in count and the only strange thing I could notice is that I am able to make connections from remote host if I empty the password for the user in the mysql.user table, When any kind of password is set mysql just won’t connect. the version i am using is pretty old 4.1.14 so I am not sure if any of you can offer help. If someone can throw some light on this that would be good )

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**Author:** ![Peter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/peter/32/2_2.png) [@Peter](https://forums.percona.com/u/Peter)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-connect-error/219/2 "2007-03-02T18:18:47Z")

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What is error message exactly?