# Cant conenc to mysqli db

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**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [April 27, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/cant-conenc-to-mysqli-db/92834 "2024-04-27T07:44:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/cant-conenc-to-mysqli-db/92834/7 "2024-04-27T08:15:19Z")

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> [@anon69270872](#):
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> /home/runner/MiniatureGrubbyBruteforceprogramming/index.php

Remote DB connection is disabled on free hosting.

> [@Connecting to MySQL from an external application](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/connecting-to-mysql-from-an-external-application/49339):
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> 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…

Try debugging directly on your actual website instead.

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