CakePHP 2 cannot connection with MySQL

Question

I am trying to set up CakePHP 2 in my virtually owned server. The only step missing is connecting MySQL. I've edited my database.php file to include the following.

'datasource' => 'Database/Mysql',
    'persistent' => false,
    'database' => 'paulncks_money',
    'host' => 'server189.web-hosting.com',
    'login' => 'paulncks_teller',
    'password' => '**********',

However, cake php gives me this error

Error: A Database connection using "Mysql" was missing or unable to connect.    

The database server returned this error: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2006] MySQL server has gone away

I've migrated my database onto the server and tried every possible hostname.

One possible fix

I tried being more specific and included the port on my hostname.

'host' => 'server189.web-hosting.com',

This change returned a new set of errors. I don't know if I am any closer to solving my problem, but these errors are so bizzare.

Warning (2): Packets out of order. Expected 0 received 80. Packet 
size=5526600 [CORE/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mysql.php, line 184]
Warning (2): PDO::__construct() [<a 
href='http://php.net/pdo.construct'>pdo.construct</a>]: MySQL server has 
gone away [CORE/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mysql.php, line 184]
Warning (2): PDO::__construct() [<a 
href='http://php.net/pdo.construct'>pdo.construct</a>]: Error while reading 
greeting packet. PID=294504 [CORE/Cake/Model/Datasource/Database/Mysql.php, 
line 184]

Am I closer to connecting?

Answer 1

May be i'm too late but this can help some one else

Possible reasons for SQLSTATE[HY000] [2006]

The most common of them is (point 4 from the link) :

max_allowed_packet = 1M

Try to increase to 4M, 8M or 16M (to do that you need access to mysql config file)

One advice don't show mysql server settings (host, login and so on)