> I am assuming since there is a my.ini file that
> mysql knows where the database is and the actual
> application doesn't worry about that detail.
yes but the application must connect to mysql. this can be on localhost or on any other host. usually its on port number 3306.
if you cant find any settings of the host in the settings of the application you might have to use port forwarding. this would mean that you computer redirects all connections to port 3306 on localhost to port 3306 of the server with the database. but i don't know how to do that. some people use an old computer as a router where they install some software for the routing - i guess that software could do that (i dont know because i have a router).
but i'm shure the developer of that application knows a better way to connect to a remote databse.
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