I have created a windows service and want to connect to SQL server 2008 over internet. The issue is that although I can connect it locally and with the local IP, my server is behind a firewall. Since there is a Sharepoint server on the web on the same server, I know that the system is on the internet.
What should be the connection string to connect to the server from outside the local network and from anywhere in the world?
If it's behind a firewall, you'll have to open port 1433 to incoming traffic. Other than that, the connection string should be the same as the internal one, only using the external IP (if you don't know it: http://www.whatsmyip.org/). You'll need to make sure that mixed authentication is enabled, because of course you can't connect using Windows domain credentials over the internet.
I should probably mention it's not a very good practice to expose your SQL Server to the outside world ... but you know that, right?
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I have added a database via phpmyadmin on a server. I can access it via http://ipaddress/phpmyadmin . but when i try using those credentials to connect to that db on a c# app , i get the error : unable to retrieve the list of database.
I don't have the right to access the server. I have a user who has rights to two db which i can see when i remotely connect to that server's phpmyadmin. Is it possible that i have right to the db just via phpmyadmin but can't access it via app because i don't have the right to do it because mysql is forbidding it ? I also have a raspberry pi handy. is using it as a db server a better alternative than this ?
Since phpMyAdmin runs on a web server, most people install it on the same machine the database is running on and access it remotely through the network. That means their phpMyAdmin is communicating with MySQL locally, often without the connection leaving the server. Your C# application, on the other hand, is a compiled application that would likely run on your client machine, not the server - meaning any connection from the application to the database is occurring through the network (or internet, depending again on your configuration). Since exposing the MySQL port is generally a bad idea, your MySQL may be configured to only listen locally, or you may have a firewall or NAT connection blocking you from even reaching the server. If that's the case, you may need to rethink how you'll communicate with the database (oftentimes exposing an API is a better solution than opening port 3306 to the world).
It's also possible you're using two different user accounts. To MySQL, an individual user account consists not only of the username, but also the hostname. You can use a wildcard hostname (%) which means all hosts, except it's really "all hosts connecting via TCP/IP networking connection."
It's possible that your application and your phpMyAdmin are using two different connection methods; one using TCP/IP and the other using sockets. Check which phpMyAdmin is using (the easiest way to do so is to look at the host phpMyAdmin is connecting to; 'localhost' is a socket connection and '127.0.0.1' is networking). Configure your C# application the same way.
I am making an application in C# that is supposed to work As CLIENT/SERVER architecture the application accesses to the server only to connect to the database. When I started developing the application I found that I had to make a connection string to access the database and then I made the following $"Server = {server}; Database = {dataBase}; Trusted_Connection = True;" which is working now and went to do a test on a machine where the local windows user does not have access to the SQL Server and hence I noticed that only
user at the time of creating the SQL instance in the Mixed Mode option
is one that have access to the SQL server if you are logged in to windows and are using the application. With little experience in developing such applications, I decided to come here to find help in how we can overcome this kind of challenges in desktop applications for .NET. Thanks in advance!
Windows SQL server uses the currently logged in windows user [At the server] to authenticate a connection request. For remote computers, this may not be effective. Rather, it's better to use the username and password authentication method for remote hosts. Kindly make sure that your server is set to mixed mode authentication and follow the following steps.
Create a new user who uses username and password to login. Visit [https://www.supremainc.com/en/node/618] as suggested by Aqib
From the windows firewall, allow incoming connections to access SQL server from outside computers by setting inbound rules in your firewall to allow connections through SQL server port. You may need to check the port your SQL server is listening to though the default port is 1433.
Visit [https://docs.syskit.com/spdockit/v7/faq/troubleshooting-sql-server-connection/inbound-traffic/] for instructions on how to setup the firewall
Make sure that the remote computer is connected to the server. You can do a simple ping to the server. You can use ip-address or server-name / url for checking the connection. [https://iihelp.iinet.net.au/How_to_run_a_ping_test]
Make sure your SQL server is started and run your application on the remote computer.
Thank you
If you want to use a SQL user, you first need to create a SQL user with the appropriate permissions (usually datareader and datawriter) on the database
How to create a SQL user on a database
Then instead of using Trusted Connection, you need to explicitely define the username and password in the connection string like this:
Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
You can use SQL connection strings website as a reference for the various options
how to connect two laptops to share a database using windows form application? i mean i've installed mssql server 2008 in my laptop, i need to make windows form application so my friend can modify the database from his laptop, it's not in LAN , we have to use Internet as medium to connect, it'd be helpful if anyone can show me some directions like how connection strings should be. thanks :)
You should consider looking into this. If you search for Error 40 or Error 26 SQL Server. You will get lot of links for connecting SQL Server remotely both on LAN and WAN.
Take a look at this link as well. Screenshots are added here
There are multiple steps involved
Enable default login (sa) - not a good practice
Enable remote connection on sql server
Enable SqlBrowser service - either through Sql Server configuration manager or type services.msc on Run(Ctrl + R)
Add SqlBrowser.exe to firewall exception
Open TCP port 1433 and add it to firewall
Enable TCP, NamedPipe in Sql Server Configuration manager.
Check your public IP using any site like Seemyip.com
Give this IP to your friend along with sql server instance name
On remote machine - enter IP\ServerName with credentials for sa.
OP you just need a dynamic DNS Record (for free at dyndns.org) and then you can create a port forwarding on your Router/Firewall to your SQL server.
That way your SQL Server will be accessible over the internet. Just update your connection string with the dynamic DNS entry that you registered.
This link would be helpful to set the configuration.The link tells how to manipulate connection string according to scenarios.
Here is your:
Server=myServerName\myInstanceName;Database=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;
Password=myPassword;
I have done a small C# Win Forms application, that connects to mySQL database using mySQLconnector. This works perfectly ok with my localhost.
String ConnectionString = "server=xx.xxx.xx.xxx;uid=myuserid;pwd=mypassword;database=dbname";
But I do get following error when I try to connect to remote server:
Unable to connect to any of the specified MySQL hosts.
{"No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it xx.xxx.xx.xxx:3306"}
I have pinged the server from command prompt and I get response.
I also verified mySQL server settings in remote server database (correct name/ip, portno:3306, skip networking:OFF)
The remote server is accessible without any problem from web server that runs php script and uses same settings as the connection sting I listed above.
The mySQL server is hosted on external shared hosting company 123reg.co.uk with me logging to phpmyadmin using same uid/passwd as like in connection string.
I can't understand what is different between webserver accessing OK, but my C# app having trouble with it??
Can any one please help...
Thanks in Advance
Sam
I've had issues with servers setup so they won't accept remote connections. This is for security reasons mainly. Some places will let you enable it in the CP, but if you have direct access to the server, you should be able to follow these steps.
http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/mysql-connect-to-your-database-remotely
Your ip address will be different from the web server.
If your ip address is static you can grant access to your ip address within your mysql database ( https://www.google.com.au/search?q=mysql+grant+access+to+user+from+host ).
I'd recommend using the server to access the database and make your c# application talk to your webserver using ajax/json calls ( https://www.google.com.au/search?q=C%23+Win+Forms+ajax+json ) - that way you're not tied to an ip address for access.
Alternatively you can look at setting up ssh tunnels to your webserver if remote shell access is available so you can get the same access as your webserver. ( https://www.google.com.au/search?q=ssh+tunnels+example+mysql That's what I do myself)
I am working on an C# application which would use the remote MySQL database located in my website hosted on a Linux server with PHP & MySQL support.
I tried to connect directly to the MySQL database, but was not able to connect due to restrictions at my hoster side.
can somebody help me please, can i do that with this restrictions ?
You need access to port 3306 on the remote machine. You can test if you have access to this port using telnet or similar
telnet ip 3306
These are the solutions you have:
A) Create local dev environment: You don't provide much information. If my guess is correct you are developing locally and later you plan to deploy your c# application to web server, that also will contain mysql db.
Install mysql in your local machine
Get a copy of the DB.
Configure your C# program to connect to your local mysql (localhost:3306)
When you deploy code it to your web server, it will connect also to your "localhost 3306" that will be the mysql installed into the web server.
B) Use VPN to access mysql: If A is not applicable another solution consist in installing some kind of VPN between web server containing mySQL and the pc running your application. Once VPN is setup and you can access port 3306 (by telnet as explained before), then your app will work.
C) Open ports to access mysql: The most easy solution is asking for administrator to open ports for you. 99% of the times the answer will be no, so I will not follow this route. (Maybe there is some kind of solution in your web provider that allows to open specific ports for a given IP, but I doubt it)
You can't. The server needs to have allowed remote connections and if this isn't possible, than you're out of your luck.
But, there may be another way... If you can create a web service on the server you're able to connect from, you should be able to communicate with the data in mysql virtually from anywhere.
You can try to create a way of API, if your server blocks incoming connections from web, just overload MySQL Functions you need to use with PHP and "echo" results as a server, parse them as a client with your c# application, it is the only way to organize such a system, or, you can allow incoming connection to MySQL, then watch on this article on CodeProject