Title: Remote Database
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Remote Database

 *  [cripplepotatoehoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cripplepotatoehoe/)
 * (@cripplepotatoehoe)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/)
 * I’ve been wondering around if this is possible and couldn’t find a good solution
   so far.
 * Is it possible to have the database of a wordpress site running on a different
   server than the where the files are hosted?
 * I would need that..

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 *  [Senff – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senff/)
 * (@senff)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668426)
 * Yes, it’s possible but you’ll need to configure the database settings so that
   it accepts connections from other servers.
 *  Thread Starter [cripplepotatoehoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cripplepotatoehoe/)
 * (@cripplepotatoehoe)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668430)
 * And how would this work?
 * Is it in the PHP configuration?
 * I had difficulties to find out
 *  Thread Starter [cripplepotatoehoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cripplepotatoehoe/)
 * (@cripplepotatoehoe)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668655)
 * Still have no answer on this.
 * How do I configurate wordpress that it can access an external database?
 *  [The Grey Parrots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greyparrots/)
 * (@greyparrots)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668656)
 * Kindly check your wp-config.php file located under base directory of your wordpress.
   The configuration is there.
 *  Thread Starter [cripplepotatoehoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cripplepotatoehoe/)
 * (@cripplepotatoehoe)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668657)
 * Thanks for your reply, but my question was how do I have to configurate the file
   to access. I do know the config file and it says local host there
 *  [The Grey Parrots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greyparrots/)
 * (@greyparrots)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668658)
 * Kindly use your mysql host server url there, it will work.
 *  [Dave Naylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpranger/)
 * (@wpranger)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668659)
 * > it will work
 * Not necessarily. As **Senff** indicated, the remote mysql server must be configured
   to accept external connections. Google _mysql+remote_ and you’ll find lots of
   advice.
 *  [The Grey Parrots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greyparrots/)
 * (@greyparrots)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668660)
 * [@wpranger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpranger/)
 * Yes, that’s true, that’s why I told mysql host server.
 *  [Dave Naylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpranger/)
 * (@wpranger)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668661)
 * **[@thegreyparrots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thegreyparrots/)**
 * Sure, but without trying to split hairs, your answer intimated that all the OP
   had to do was enter the remote mysql server into the wp-config.php file and it
   would work. That’s only the case if the remote server has been properly configured
   as well.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 9 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Dave Naylor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpranger/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-1/#post-4668661)
 * Status: not resolved

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