Connections To MySQL Only Works Using an IP Address And Not Hostname: "[Warning] IP address '...' could not be resolved: Name or service not known" (Doc ID 2190855.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 04, 2023

Applies to:

MySQL Server - Version 5.6 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

When creating a user identifying the connection using hostname instead of IP address, it is not possible to connect. For example the user created as:

However if the same user is created using the IP address, it is possible to connect.

There may have been changes to the DNS.

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