PHP timeout during simple connection to MySQL – on win2k8 64bit IIS 7 / FastCGI php – new install

I installed PHP/FastCGI and Mysql on w2k8 64bit IIS7.

PHPinfo() loads fine, and MySQL extension is properly installed. PHP displays echo commands.

MySQL also works fine through the MySQL Command Line Client. I can create DBs, tables and users.

However MySQL does not respond and the PHP script times out when simply connecting with mysql_connect("localhost","user goes here","pass goes here");

I miss win2k3.

Any ideas?

PHP Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: [2002] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not (trying to connect via tcp://localhost:3306) in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.php on line 9 PHP Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.php on line 9 PHP Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 60 seconds exceeded in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.php on line 12