mysql_connect() is not getting to the correct server

I have a system with a globally open mysql connection to the local server. In one of my files I am opening an additional connection to a remote machine.

Wieldly instead of trying to connect to that machine, I get an access denied message from my ISP (it seems to be trying to connect to the database on that machine).

I am trying to connect using:

$cust_conn = mysql_connect($host,'root','##password##');

I have tried subdomain.domain.com:3306, subdomain.domain.com and ip:3306 as the value for $host.

The wierd this is the response i get:

Warning: mysql_connect(): Access denied for user 'root'@'my.isp.com' (using password: YES) in /var/www/html/report/mod开发者_运维技巧ule/sql_view.php on line 19 Error: Could not connect to database:

Any ideas why this would happen? It seems like for some reason my script is attempting to connect to my ISPs server, instead of the one passed in $host.

The host given in the error message is the host it's trying to connect from, not to.

that hostname in the error (my.isp.com) is your client's host...remote root access is often disabled, or perhaps the pass/host combo is wrong

to add the creds:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/adding-users.html