Mysql Error: ERROR 2005 (HY000): Unknown MySQL server host ‘domainName:3306’ (11004)

Root cause of the problem:

When you connect the remote mysql server either through IP address or host name, you will get an error as mentioned in the subject.This is due to my.cnf bind address is not correctly entered.

Solution:

Give appropriate host IP address or Host name in the bind address in my.cnf in the remote server.