# Connection Issue to Free MySQL Database - Host Unavailable

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/connection-issue-to-free-mysql-database-host-unavailable/82408>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [September 9, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/connection-issue-to-free-mysql-database-host-unavailable/82408 "2023-09-09T10:48:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/connection-issue-to-free-mysql-database-host-unavailable/82408/2 "2023-09-09T11:03:04Z")

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> [@anon16601299](#):
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> Ping request could not find host “sql205.infinityfree. com” Check the name and try again.

That’s completely normal. Our database servers are not connected to the public internet, they are only accessible from within network.

If you’re trying to access the database from our hosting, please explain the actual issue you’re experiencing. Trying to ping the database servers from your own computer will not give you any information to help solve whatever issue you’re experiencing.

If you’re trying to access the database from anywhere else, note that this is not possible on free hosting, it’s a premium only feature.

> [@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…

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