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trishadring
4,599 PointsHow do i find out the port number i should use for my website?
simple question
3 Answers
Chi Lee
3,431 PointsYou can also run the following SQL query in MySQL console or phpMyAdmin -> Query window to get the port number:
SHOW VARIABLES WHERE variable_name = 'port';
Jeff Busch
19,287 PointsHi trisha,
Port number for what? Different services use different ports. The apache web port is probably 80. Are you talking about a hosting service?
Put this in a file, call it whatever you want as long as it has a php extension. I just name mine phpinfo.php. Put this on your website and run it from your browser. It will give you more info than you will ever use.
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
Jeff
trishadring
4,599 Pointsim trying to find out the port number to use when connect to my database example the one for MAMP =8889
Jeff Busch
19,287 PointsI'm not a Mac user (Linux) but I believe 8889 is correct. You can still use the script I provided above. Since you get so much information, use the browser find function and enter mysql.
trishadring
4,599 Pointsthat worked thank you :)