Deano:
> reverted back to: host:
www.domainname.com
> and went into mysql configuration and added
> wildcard % to host access that got me
> connected but I believe I will opt for more
> secure access.
Hi. If you always connect from the same IP address, you can use that in the Host field of the MySQL permissions table. If you always connect from the same network (for example, the same IP ranges of your ISP provider) then you can add a Host definition like "68.201.215.%".
If you have a SSH account in the server you can use the SSH tunnel feature of the OSCPMWin application, and leave the Host field of the MySQL permissions table as "localhost". That would be the safest approach.
Regards,
Mario A. Valdez-Ramirez.