Title: Different Servers
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Different Servers

 *  [jasonryanftw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonryanftw/)
 * (@jasonryanftw)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-servers/)
 * Hi All,
    I just had a question regarding the installation of WordPress. Would
   I be able to have my files on one server and my Database on a completely different
   server? I have tried this method but I seem to be getting a connection error 
   when I run the install. I have ensured that my database information is correct.
   Please let me know if this is even possible to do. Any help would be greatly 
   appreciated.
 * Thank You.

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-servers/#post-1459370)
 * > Would I be able to have my files on one server and my Database on a completely
   > different server?
 * Certainly. That’s pretty common in the shared-hosting world. Make sure your database
   server is configured to accept MySQL connections from other machines.

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