mysql connect from outside

[Anon]

Can I connect to a mysql database from an outside server from my own? If so, what info do I need and how would you make the connect code look like, I only know how to do thisusing local host but that wont work. Any help would be great.

Thanks a lot.

[Anon]

mysql_connect("REMOTEHOST","HOSTUSER","HOSTPASS") or DIE("Unable to connect to server");
@mysql_select_db("DATABASETOCONNECTO") or DIE("Unable to connect to database");

Change remotehost to the remote server ip.
hostuser to the mysql user on the remote server.
hostpass to the mysql password on the remote server.
and databasetoconnecto to the name of the database to connect to.