Connect from IBM Cloud Functions to MySQL on local host - mysql

Question

I want to connect to my MySQL database on a local host which is not in IBM Cloud using IBM Cloud Functions. I am unable to do that.
I have written Node.js code in IBM Cloud Function.
var mysql = require('mysql');
//,cn="server=localhost;port=3306;database=chatbot;uid=root;password=oracle1#;";
var connection = mysql.createConnection({
server: 'localhost',
user: 'root',
port:3306,
password: 'my_password'
});
function main(params) {
try {
//var connection=mysql.createConnection(cn);
connection.connect();
//var s = JSON.stringify(params['user_input']);
//var v = s.substring(1,11);
//var check= conn.querySync("select count(distinct PHONE_NUMBER) where PHONE_NUMBER='"+v+"'");
var rows = connection.query(
"select * from chatbot.customer_data");
//console.log(rows);
connection.end();
return{message:"TRUE:"+rows[0]['PHONE']};
}
catch (e) {
return { message:"error" };
//return{message:"FALSE"};
}
}
Expected result:
TRUE:RESULTSET
Actual Result:
error

Answer 1

This is a pure network issue. The Cloud function running in IBM Cloud does not have a network route that directs to your local host. If you did want that connectivity then you would need to expose the address of your local host using something like a secure gateway service.

Answer 2

var sql = require('mysql');
var connection = sql.createConnection({
host: 'host name',
user: 'user name',
password: 'passwprd',
database: 'database_name'
});
function main(params) {
try {
connection.connect();
var sql="select * from table _name";
connection.query(sql,function(err,result){
return{message:result};
})
//console.log(rows);
connection.end();
}
catch (e) {
return { message:"error" };
//return{message:"FALSE"};
}
}