Access remote database via portal

[pedenski]

i uploaded a .php file in the captive portal that accesses remote database on my LAN network.

mysql_connect("192.168.8.136", "root","admin") or die(mysql_error());
echo "Connected to MySQL Server
";
mysql_select_db ("web") or die (mysql_error());
echo "database connected
";

but im getting this error
Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in /var/etc/captiveportal.html on line 5
my line 5 is "mysql_connect("192.168.8.136", "root","admin") or die(mysql_error());"

i have already opened ports and provided access to my remote database. do i need to include a rule inside pfsense to allow negotiations with my remote mysql?

[freeman35]

mysql server not run, so you can't connect. My problem is same, if open shell in pfsense and write this in console "service mysql-server onestart" if you install mysql-serverxxx packet it will start and connect.