Title: remote mysql database problems
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# remote mysql database problems

 *  Resolved [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roballred/)
 * (@roballred)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-mysql-database-problems/)
 * I am setting up my newest wordpress multisite to use the database i have on another
   server. This is all done in amazon ec2, using ubuntu, just as an fyi. here is
   the problem, I can connect at the command line to database server using “mysql-
   u myusername -h myipaddress -p”, once i enter the password i can do all the fun
   database stuff I should be able to. However on the same machine using the same
   credentials, wordpress install script fails to connect to the database. Any suggestions?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-mysql-database-problems/#post-2344618)
 * This is a new install, right, so you’re not even at the Multisite part?
 * What did you put in for your DB location? And is it available on the standard
   ports?
 *  Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roballred/)
 * (@roballred)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-mysql-database-problems/#post-2344622)
 * the database is on 3306, i have put the ip address with and without the port 
   in the wp-config.php. My assumption is that if i can connect at command line 
   then i would have to be doing something wrong in the wp-config.php. Sorry, I 
   am not at the multisite part yet, you will have to forgive me for that, but it
   will be when i get to that part. I can close this topic if you think its a problem.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-mysql-database-problems/#post-2344632)
 * Nah, just making sure we are where I think we are 😀
 * You may need to make the wp-config.php file manually (using the wp-config.sample
   file as a template)
 *     ```
       define('DB_NAME', 'wp_mydatabase');
       define('DB_USER', 'myusername');
       define('DB_PASSWORD', 'PASSWORD');
       define('DB_HOST', 'myipaddress');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roballred/)
 * (@roballred)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-mysql-database-problems/#post-2344635)
 * just found it, i had a space in front of the ipaddress string…doh..thanks for
   the help

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 * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/)
 * [remote database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/remote-database/)

 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roballred/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remote-mysql-database-problems/#post-2344635)
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