# Use external database for Mautic instance

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/use-external-database-for-mautic-instance/9878>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [November 10, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/use-external-database-for-mautic-instance/9878 "2017-11-10T19:50:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![tfoulkes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@tfoulkes](https://forum.mautic.org/u/tfoulkes)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/use-external-database-for-mautic-instance/9878/1 "2017-11-10T19:50:19Z")

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I am looking to setup a new Mautic instance but I want the DB and app to reside on different Ubuntu 16.04 servers. I have both servers stacked up and ready. The DB server is setup to allow communication from the app server.  
  
  
  
I ran into the following error when I was running the installer from the app server:  
  
  
  
An error occured while attempting to connect to the database: An exception occured in driver: Connections using insecure transport are prohibited while --require\_secure\_transport=ON.  
  
  
  
I have researched it a little bit and it seems like I need to require PDO to use secure connections to the DB even though the app runs over HTTPS.  
  
  
  
I was wondering if anybody has used an external database for their Mautic instance and could provide insight on how they made a secure connection to it from the app server?

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**Author:** ![tfoulkes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@tfoulkes](https://forum.mautic.org/u/tfoulkes)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/use-external-database-for-mautic-instance/9878/2 "2017-11-10T19:50:19Z")

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I am looking to setup a new Mautic instance but I want the DB and app to reside on different Ubuntu 16.04 servers. I have both servers stacked up and ready. The DB server is setup to allow communication from the app server.

I ran into the following error when I was running the installer from the app server:

An error occured while attempting to connect to the database: An exception occured in driver: Connections using insecure transport are prohibited while --require\_secure\_transport=ON.

I have researched it a little bit and it seems like I need to require PDO to use secure connections to the DB even though the app runs over HTTPS.

I was wondering if anybody has used an external database for their Mautic instance and could provide insight on how they made a secure connection to it from the app server?