Cannot access MySQL database after creation?

[kingpoop]

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epiz_33329157

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MYSQL HOSTNAME: sql204.epizy.com

Error Message

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Do i need to ssh into the infinityfree instance and open port 3306?
Otherwise, i am stumped. After I used the control panel to create
a mysql database i cannot connect to it.

[kingpoop]

Here is the MySQL Workbench screen:

[anon46092769]

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@kingpoop

MySQL Workbench

You cannot use external applications (like MySQL Workbench) to access MySQL on InfinityFree.

Connecting to MySQL from an external application

Sometimes, you may want to connect to your MySQL database on your free hosting account using external software, like a desktop database manager (like MySQL Workbench) or an external program you wrote yourself (like an Android or iOS app). You cannot connect to a free hosting MySQL database from outside your hosting account. You can only interact with your free hosting database through PHP scripts uploaded to your free hosting account, or through our phpMyAdmin installation. The ability to con…

If you need to connect externally, you would need to upgrade to premium hosting.

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