Your WordPress instance (set up with the proper user credentials for the database) should be able to use the remote MySQL server as its database host. Congratulations!

Setting up database replication is one of the most reliable means of getting a real-time backup of your MariaDB data. See how easy this is to achieve.

A quick, step-by-step guide to setting up, configuring, and managing a MySQL database server on Windows, Linux, and macOS.