# Php problem with port number

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-problem-with-port-number/114101>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 24, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-problem-with-port-number/114101 "2004-06-24T18:58:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![yhack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3da27b/32.png) [@yhack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yhack)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-problem-with-port-number/114101/1 "2004-06-24T18:58:25Z")

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```auto
[font=Courier]$db_host = " *****"; // mySQL database host 
$db_user = " *****"; // mySQL database user 
$db_password = " *****"; // mySQL database password 
$db_name = " *****"; // the name of your mySQL database [/font]

```

how do i set the port for the account i have?

```auto
**Warning** : mysql_connect(): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'www.freesql.org' (13) in **/data/hosted/Paulstuff/shoutbox.php** on line **70**
Can't connect to MySQL server on 'www.freesql.org' (13)

```

thats the error message i got

(i want it to be port 3306 please)

thx in advance,  
yhack