Running Mysql on a seperate box

[Cheesepie]

Hi
With Google giving next to no information on doing this, id ask.

My aim is quite simply to install Mysql on a separate box and configure apache and php to work like this. And I have very little idea of how to make it work. Any guidance or links to info/tutorials on this will be greatly appreciated.
I will be running Debian on both computers.

Thanks.

[jledhead]

I think its a lot easier then you are making it.

the mysql side
mysql enable remote connections - Google Search

the apache/php app should ask or have a way to specify a mysql host and you just use the fqdn

[Cheesepie]

So (I think) I have mysql accepting remote connections. I'm now stumped on how to make apache/php not look for the server at localhost, but to the address of my sql box.

Is it a setting in php.ini or httpd.conf?

[jledhead]

apache and php really don't care about where mysql is. you need to configure your app to point to the remote mysql server.