Title: Remote Database connection Last modified: November 24, 2019 --- # Remote Database connection * Resolved [hoiikmaak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoiikmaak/) * (@hoiikmaak) * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-connection/) * We have an assignment from school. Make 2 ubuntu servers, 1 with wordpress and 1 with a database server. Then setup WordPress and use the remote database server. * I have made this setup locally in virtual box. Ip: My desktop 10.0.1.1, ubuntuserver1( wordpress) 10.0.1.2, ubuntuserver2(database) 10.0.1.3 * I have everything installed and database has been created. Then when I go to [http://10.0.1.2/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=1](http://10.0.1.2/wp-admin/setup-config.php?step=1), and try to configure the database it isn’t working. * I tried to check if the database is available from 10.0.1.2 to 10.0.1.3 with the user I have made for the database, and I’m able to connect and see the database. * ``` -------------- mysql Ver 15.1 Distrib 10.1.43-MariaDB, for debian-linux-gnu (x86_64) using rea Connection id: 3 Current database: Current user: wpuser@10.0.1.2 SSL: Not in use Current pager: stdout Using outfile: '' Using delimiter: ; Server: MySQL Server version: 5.7.28-0ubuntu0.18.04.4 (Ubuntu) Protocol version: 10 Connection: 10.0.1.3 via TCP/IP Server characterset: latin1 Db characterset: latin1 Client characterset: utf8mb4 Conn. characterset: utf8mb4 TCP port: 3306 Uptime: 50 sec Threads: 1 Questions: 5 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 105 Flush tables: 1 Open tab -------------- MySQL [(none)]> show databases; +--------------------+ | Database | +--------------------+ | information_schema | | wordpress | +--------------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) ``` * I have tried many things however, at this moment I’m clueless what to try. I can start and run the installation, however when I press the button, it stops and: * ``` This page isn’t working 10.0.1.2 is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500 ``` * shows up. * All things can help 😀 !, please if something comes to your mind tell me. * – Tom The links I have used: * Main [https://www.tecmint.com/install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-16-04-with-lamp/](https://www.tecmint.com/install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-16-04-with-lamp/) Ports [https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-apache2-change-default-port-ipbinding/](https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-apache2-change-default-port-ipbinding/) Mysql [https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/mysql.html](https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/mysql.html) PHP [https://askubuntu.com/questions/873768/how-do-i-install-php7-on-ubuntu-14-04](https://askubuntu.com/questions/873768/how-do-i-install-php7-on-ubuntu-14-04) Remote [https://www.linode.com/docs/databases/mariadb/configure-wordpress-remote-database/](https://www.linode.com/docs/databases/mariadb/configure-wordpress-remote-database/) Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Thread Starter [hoiikmaak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoiikmaak/) * (@hoiikmaak) * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-connection/#post-12169648) * Update, not sure if it’s still a database issue only. * Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/) * (@sterndata) * Volunteer Forum Moderator * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-connection/#post-12169661) * What do you have for the DB_HOST and DB_USER lines in your wp-config.php file?( Please do not post the password.) * Thread Starter [hoiikmaak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoiikmaak/) * (@hoiikmaak) * [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-connection/#post-12169717) * After checking to files: * The binding address was wrong on one side. After changing it the install worked. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Remote Database connection’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [remote database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/remote-database/) * [ubuntu](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ubuntu/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [hoiikmaak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoiikmaak/) * Last activity: [6 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-database-connection/#post-12169717) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics