# Hosting SQL DB ONLY on infinityfree **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting Support\ **Created:** [July 27, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/hosting-sql-db-only-on-infinityfree/96490 "2024-07-27T16:21:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cybergate](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/cybergate/32/49435_2.png) [@cybergate](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/cybergate)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/hosting-sql-db-only-on-infinityfree/96490/1 "2024-07-27T16:21:59Z")
Please can i host my SQL database ONLY on infinityfree, while my Client side and API can be hosted elsewhere ---
**Author:** ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/hosting-sql-db-only-on-infinityfree/96490/2 "2024-07-27T16:36:44Z")
No, IF is not a database hosting provider > [@Connecting to MySQL from an external application](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/connecting-to-mysql-from-an-external-application/49339): > > 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… ---
**Author:** ![KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/kangjl/32/12130_2.png) [@KangJL](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/KangJL)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/hosting-sql-db-only-on-infinityfree/96490/3 "2024-08-07T08:52:52Z")
3 posts were split to a new topic: [Issue Connectioning to External Database](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/issue-connectioning-to-external-database/97072) ---
**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/hosting-sql-db-only-on-infinityfree/96490/4 "2024-08-07T08:53:34Z")