You can only establish a connection to a remote database if the remote database server is accessible from our server. This will not work if your database is located behind a firewall. I presume this feature will be used mainly by plugin users who have at least a basic understanding of remote database connections.
IMPORTANT message for free users with version 5.3.9 installed
WP Data Access version 5.3.9 is not seeing new updates in the plugin page. The latest version is currently 5.3.15.
To download the latest update, please follow these steps:
Deactivate and delete version 5.3.9. This will NOT delete your data, but if you’re worried, you can also simply deactivate version 5.3.9, and then rename the plugin folder temporarily via FTP.