php/mysql take 2 minutes to load externally

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I just did a new rh7.3 install. I installed php/apache/mysql.

When I access a page that contains PHP connecting to the MySQL db from a box outside the network, it hangs for about 2 minutes and then finally displays the page.

PHP pages without mysql show up just fine outside the network.

However, when I view these same pages that contain PHP connecting to MySQL locally on the server itself, it displays the pages instantly. Even when I created a new user what was not apart of any other group, the pages still instantly appeared. I did that cause I thought I might have permission issues.

Does anyone have any advice for me?