How To Set Up a Remote Database to Optimize Site Performance with MySQL
As your website or application grows, it’s a good idea to separate the hosting of your server and the database backend between two different machines. This will distrbute the load of responding to your visitor’s requests, and increase your application’s performance. In this guide, we’ll configure a remote MySQL database server for your web app, using WordPress as an example. Select your operating system below to get started.
Ubuntu
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