Op - feel free to nuke the post. I didn't see an English version of the mysql list so I decided to take liberties.
I have an Apache server running as a virtual host. I'm trying to replicate a production environment on my local box. Works well, except for the site's use of mysql database connectors; they hard coded the host parameter as an ip address and not a name. Is there a way to accommodate the use of an ip address in the mysql? This is deprecated technology [ mysql_connect('123.123'123.123', $db_user, $db_pw) - I had to install the support module ] so there may be additional problems.
Xampp port is ApacheFriends XAMPP Version 5.6.15
Thank you