cPanel user cant connect to remote mysql database

postcd

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Hi,

i have an website hosted on cpanel account and my website mySQL database is hosted on a remote server, and admin of remote server told me that my hosting doesnt allow the scripts to connect to a remote database, can i anyhow turn on this function please?
"http:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0"

Im also WHM admin, Im afraid to turn on allow_url_fopen for that user account.. Thank you
 

24x7ss

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Enabling "allow_url_fopen" poses serious security risk. I will suggest you to tell your client to use cURL function in code to connect to the database.
 
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cPanelMichael

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Hello,

Feel free to update us with the outcome after advising the client to use cURL. Note that the remote MySQL server administrator will need to add your server's IP address as an allowed IP for remote connections to MySQL.

Thank you.