Connecting to a remote database

Question

I am trying to connect CS3 to a remote mysql using the DW UI.
The databases are all set up and I can connect via php, there are talbes and there is data alreading inserted.
In the first case I am getting a Mysql Error 2003, in the second case I am getting a 404 error, page not found, possible reasons are there is no testing server running on my machine.
In the MySQL Connection Dialog box I am;
In the connection name I am creating a name.
In the MySql Server I am inserting the Host Name
In the user name, password and database name I am inserting those as well.
Any one know what I am not doing correctly?
Gary

Answer 1

Hi Gary,
Pretty much all hosts block this sort of connection (RDS) for security reasons. Foe development purposes you should set up a duplicate of you database in a local development environment
Here's info for PHP  http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_php.html
You can use a MySQL admin application such as Navicat to connect remotely to look at and manage your database, but you wont be able to connect directly with Dreamweaver for development and testing.
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