title: Connect to local MySQL in App Engine with PHP
body: <p>I am testing the new App Engine PHP SDK (development environment) and have a problem connecting to my local MySQL.</p>
  
  <p>I start the dev_appserver.py with the necessary paramters telling it where my MySQL is (--mysql_host=localhost --mysql_port=3306 --mysql_user=admin --mysql_password=password but still it's impossible to make a connection using the mysqli_connect command from the PHP script.</p>
  
  <p>Somewhere I read that, with these commands, even a connection to cloudSQL should be routed...</p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions what to look at next?</p>
  
  <p>Ben</p>