Web app works fine with local host; won't connect to hosted SQL server

Question

I can connect and retrieve data from a localhost database. My app retrieves the data from a hosted sql server using the following connection string

<add name="conn" connectionString="Data Source=xxx.xxx.xx;Initial  
     Catalog=xxxx;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=xxxx;Password=xxxx"     
     providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>

Is there anyway I can connect to this database without uploading it to the third party service?

Answer 1

Test your Hosting provider by using SQL Management studio, in studio; use the full host name and a comma for the alternate port number. The default port number is 1433 for SQL Server.

After getting the connection working in studio, configure your connection string within your program.