Need to use MySQL

[mishavee]

Hi @dougmaloney,

Glitch support recommend connecting to an external MySQL database, due to limitations of the Glitch project container (external ports, disk, cpu, memory, uptime).

Finding an external MySQL database that allows incoming external connections can be a challenge

If you’re determined to try to get it to work inside a Glitch project, here’s a starting point …

MySQL in NodeJS (Not working?)

Hello, @Jethrootje, MySQL is installed in the project container so it’s available but you’ll need to do some custom configuration to get it running. https://glitch.com/~lamp-poc is a project that handles all that configuration that you could remix from. Your MySQL instance won’t be available externally, but you can use it from within your project. From that perspective, it’s more secure then MySQL instances that are accessible over the internet.