Connecting Remotely to Shared Hosting Databases
There are a few stipulations to connecting to databases remotely:
- If you want to connect to a Web Hosting database remotely, you must enable Direct Database Access when setting it up — you cannot enable it later. For more information, see Why connect remotely to hosting databases? and Creating MySQL or SQL Server Databases for Your Hosting Account.
- Free hosting accounts cannot enable Direct Database Access. To upgrade your hosting account, see Upgrading Your Hosting Account.
- Direct database connections do not support secured (SSL) connections.
To remotely connect to your database, you need to use database management software such as:
Application Settings
All of these applications use similar settings. You can find your database's specific settings in Viewing Your Database's Details.
- Host Name or Server — Your database's host name.
- Port — If asked for the port, enter the following depending on the type of database you're connecting to:
- MySQL: 3306
- MS SQL: 1433
- User Name — Your database's user name.
- Password — Your database's password. If you've forgotten it, you can edit it from the database's Details page by clicking Reset.
- Database — Your database's user name.
