# PDO cannot connect to MySQL Database

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/pdo-cannot-connect-to-mysql-database/35983>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [September 26, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/pdo-cannot-connect-to-mysql-database/35983 "2020-09-26T18:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon67082822](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon67082822/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon67082822](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon67082822)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/pdo-cannot-connect-to-mysql-database/35983/1 "2020-09-26T18:23:22Z")

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Account: epiz\_26819171

Error message: Fatal error: Uncaught PDOException: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

Other info:

Trying to remotely connect to my database for a website with a WAMP server.  
$db = new PDO(“mysql:host=[sql210.epizy.com](http://sql210.epizy.com); dbname=epiz\_26819171\_logins”, ‘epiz\_26819171’, ‘(password goes here)’);

Database seems to not send anything back, is this because you can only connect through the website?

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**Author:** ![anon81626513](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon81626513/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon81626513](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon81626513)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/pdo-cannot-connect-to-mysql-database/35983/2 "2020-09-26T18:52:03Z")

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You can’t use remote SQL, you can only use sql from apps running on InfinityFree

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**Author:** ![anon67082822](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon67082822/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon67082822](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon67082822)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/pdo-cannot-connect-to-mysql-database/35983/3 "2020-09-26T19:13:31Z")

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Ok, thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/pdo-cannot-connect-to-mysql-database/35983/4 "2020-10-11T19:13:40Z")

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