# 'mysqladmin flush-hosts'? how to do this?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysqladmin-flush-hosts-how-to-do-this/227765>\
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**Created:** [June 1, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysqladmin-flush-hosts-how-to-do-this/227765 "2007-06-01T21:56:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![stu\_t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@stu\_t](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stu_t)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysqladmin-flush-hosts-how-to-do-this/227765/1 "2007-06-01T21:56:38Z")

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Warning: mysql\_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Host ‘icebox.coldmedia.info’ is blocked because of many connection errors; unblock with ‘mysqladmin flush-hosts’ in /home/stuartt/public\_html/mugshot/include/dbconnect.php on line 3  
Error Connecting

I keep gettting this error it says i need to flush the hosts but im not sure how to do this??

it can be seen here [http://www.stuart-twigger.co.uk/mugshot/admin/login.php](http://www.stuart-twigger.co.uk/mugshot/admin/login.php)