Setup Joomla With Remote MySQL Database

If you are Installing Joomla right now.
It’s enough to Insert the Right IP in the Host Field.
If you already Installed Joomla follow:

1. Go in your JoomlaRoot

2. Open and Edit configuration.php
   
   

   $host = 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:portNumber'
   
   $user = 'yourMySQLUser'
   
   $db = 'yourDBName'
   
   $pass = 'yourPassword'
   
   

   Default portNumber is 3306