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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation] Fresh install – database connection issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-database-connection-issue/)
 *  Thread Starter [cpietquin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpietquin/)
 * (@cpietquin)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-database-connection-issue/#post-13280143)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve asked my provider to migrate my hosting to a newer infrastructure running
   MySQL 5.7 (instead of 5.5) and MailPoet has now been installed and activated 
   successfully.
    Not sure the MySQL version was the only issue or the root cause
   of my problem as migrating has implied other environment changes, but at least,
   it’s working now 🙂
 * I change the status of this topic to Resolved, perhaps it will help someone in
   the future.
 * Christophe
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by [cpietquin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpietquin/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation] Fresh install – database connection issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-database-connection-issue/)
 *  Thread Starter [cpietquin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpietquin/)
 * (@cpietquin)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-database-connection-issue/#post-13241258)
 * Hi,
 * As an update to my previous comment, I’ve had the confirmation of my hosting 
   provider: “The website is hosted on a shared-hosting space with a separate database
   server, so setting the DB_HOST to localhost or 127.0.0.1 will render the website
   unavailable.”
 * So, how can I make MailPoet3 working on that kind of infrastructure? Doesn’t 
   MailPoet 3 support referencing the DataBase using a domain name instead of an
   IP Address?
 * Thanks for your help,
 * Christophe
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[MailPoet - Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation] Fresh install – database connection issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-database-connection-issue/)
 *  Thread Starter [cpietquin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpietquin/)
 * (@cpietquin)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-database-connection-issue/#post-13237319)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for your answer, I’m going to check with my hosting provider, but I’m 
   pretty sure the the DB isn’t hosted locally on the same server as PHP. DB is 
   currently referenced by the DB domain name: define(‘DB_HOST’, [_DB Domain Name_]);
 * Doesn’t MailPoet 3 support referencing the DataBase using a domain name instead
   of an IP Address?
 * Regards,
 * Christophe
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by [cpietquin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpietquin/).

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