Title: SQL Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# SQL Error

 *  [aianta03](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aianta03/)
 * (@aianta03)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-7/)
 * Hi
    I am currently trying to start a site for one of my clients and he want the
   wordpress files to be on his server, the server has php on it but not SQL. So
   I was thinking about setting up the SQL on my server. All went well until I put
   in the DB info, then when I go to the site it says “Error Establishing Database
   connection” dose this two server combo work with word press and do yo have any
   other suggestions on what I could do?
 * P.S sorry for my spelling

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-7/#post-1124796)
 * it will work as long as the **mysql** server is set to accept outside connections
 *  [willow315](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willow315/)
 * (@willow315)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-7/#post-1124974)
 * I think I may have the same problem…..Site on one IP, MySQL and PHP on another…
   same machine, just different IP addresses.
 * How do I set the mysql server to accept outside connections. thanks, WCW

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-error-7/#post-1124974)
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