how to connect databse to a remote host rather than a local

[eFILReTFa]

Hi,
I am using XAMPP software and have appache and mySQL running for my PHP files. I want to be alble to login and register users online and have the code needed to do this which is working fine but when I transfere to my PHP "LOGINREGISTER" files to the server I hire from LCN, I get an error from Filezilla.
I have a file called connect.php in my XAMPP>HTdocs>Loginregister>core>database>connect.php: with this code for my local connection:
connect.php
<?php
$connect_error = 'sorry, we\'re exeriencing conection problems';
mysql_connect('localhost','root') or die ($connect_error);
mysql_select_db('lr') or die ($connect_error);
?>
and

Please help,
I am new to FILEZILLA and to XAMPP

Mercedes

[audiopro]

Are you trying to connect into your local database from a remote server?

[boco]

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