Want to install wordpress in a directory but have MySQL on another server

  • So I’m trying to install WordPress to groups.northwestern.edu/nucr , but the server for groups.northwestern doesn’t have MySQL at all, and even if it did, I do not have access to it, just FTP. I had the idea of making a database of my own at nucrsql.benparr.com , which I completely own and control (via Dreamhost). But I don’t how to make WordPress work in this format. Can I make wordpress work this way, with the database on benparr.com and the wordpress at northwestern.edu? And if so, how would I edit the config or other files for the install?

    Thank you very much for your time,
    – Ben

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  • Hosts rarely will let you to connect to a database from outside – which would describe your situation.
    On a shared hosting (like dreamhost) you don’t completely “control” anything, sorry.

    Yes, the editing should be done in the wp-config file: for the DB_HOST you should use the location of the mysql server.

    when you install it, you have to point it to your remote database instead of ‘localhost.’ If you have a cpanel on your Dreamhost account, login to the mysql database page and you should be able to “Add Hosts” to allow your wordpress site to access your database (if you can’t get that to work, try Dreamhost support) ??

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