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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T00:55:16.000Z",
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  "textContent": "### Website URL\n\nhttp://himalia-stock.infinityfree.me/\n\n### Error Message\n\nErreur de connexion : SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection timed out\n\n### Other Information\n\nI want to create a PHP website that connects to an external database. When I create a PHP page with a database connection test, I get this error even though my database is accessible externally. Is access to the external database blocked?",
  "title": "Problem connecting PHP site to external MariaDB"
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