By jwxie518 on

Hey all, I am trying to use a different database on a different server

cuz my current server doesn't not support the min MySQL that drupal required

So i need to connect it to a database on a different server

what should i put for this

Database host: *
If your database is located on a different server, change this.

so far i tried a couple ways
but i never try anything other than "localhost", so i don't what can i do

btw, the domain is different
i meant the domain of the database server is different from the drupal installed server

this is what i found from the phpmyadmin [the database]
# Server: Localhost via UNIX socket
# User: hzhancom_goko@localhost

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

Comments

jonfhancock’s picture

jonfhancock commented

First of all, don't post your database username on forums like this. It's a bad idea.

You can use the domain of the other server as the host name during drupal install, but you will probably have to configure the other server to allow your current server to connect to it. How you do that depends on your host (your host may not allow it at all). Ask you hosting company for more info.

Oblivious-1’s picture

Oblivious-1 commented

1. MySQL server must grant access and privileges to user@phpServerIP.

2. PHP server connects to MySQL server where Host equals the MySQL server's IP or domain and/or port info.