# Can't connect to Remote MySQL server

**URL:** <https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cant-connect-to-remote-mysql-server/100>\
**Category:** Connecting to SQL\
**Created:** [June 14, 2014, 9:56am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cant-connect-to-remote-mysql-server/100 "2014-06-14T09:56:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cant-connect-to-remote-mysql-server/100/11 "2015-01-14T05:48:22Z")

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@Har,

I am facing the opposite of your situation. I am able to connect using DSP but not using my amazon EC2 linux based instance (built using bitnami installer). Do i need a MS Sql server driver for my EC2 linux instance?

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