Website in Azure gives database connection error - mysql

Question

I just moved my MVC5 web-project to Azure. The project uses a MySql database which is now hosted in Azure as well. I have updated the connection strings, and if I start the website from localhost on my own machine (still pointing to the database on Azure) all works well. But if I start the website from my Azure url, I get an sql error.
System.Data.Entity.Core.ProviderIncompatibleException: The provider
did not return a ProviderManifestToken string. --->
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException: Unable to connect to any of the
specified MySQL hosts. ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An
attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access
permissions 127.0.0.1:3306 at
System.Net.Sockets.Socket.EndConnect(IAsyncResult asyncResult) at
MySql.Data.Common.MyNetworkStream.CreateSocketStream(MySqlConnectionStringBuilder
settings, IPAddress ip, Boolean unix) at
MySql.Data.Common.MyNetworkStream.CreateStream(MySqlConnectionStringBuilder
settings, Boolean unix) at
MySql.Data.Common.StreamCreator.GetStream(MySqlConnectionStringBuilder
settings) at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.NativeDriver.Open() --- End of
inner exception stack trace --- at
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.NativeDriver.Open() at
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.Driver.Open() at
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.Driver.Create(MySqlConnectionStringBuilder
settings) at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlPool.GetPooledConnection() at
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlPool.TryToGetDriver() at
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlPool.GetConnection() at
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection.Open() at
MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlProviderServices.GetDbProviderManifestToken(DbConnection
connection) at
System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.DbProviderServices.GetProviderManifestToken(DbConnection
connection) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at
System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.DbProviderServices.GetProviderManifestToken(DbConnection
connection) at
System.Data.Entity.Utilities.DbProviderServicesExtensions.GetProviderManifestTokenChecked(DbProviderServices
providerServices, DbConnection connection) --- End of inner exception
stack trace --- at
System.Data.Entity.Utilities.DbProviderServicesExtensions.GetProviderManifestTokenChecked(DbProviderServices
providerServices, DbConnection connection) at
System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.DefaultManifestTokenResolver.<>c__DisplayClass1.b__0(Tuple3
k) at
System.Collections.Concurrent.ConcurrentDictionary2.GetOrAdd(TKey
key, Func2 valueFactory) at
System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.DefaultManifestTokenResolver.ResolveManifestToken(DbConnection
connection) at
System.Data.Entity.Utilities.DbConnectionExtensions.GetProviderInfo(DbConnection
connection, DbProviderManifest& providerManifest) at
System.Data.Entity.DbModelBuilder.Build(DbConnection
providerConnection) at
System.Data.Entity.Internal.LazyInternalContext.CreateModel(LazyInternalContext
internalContext) at
System.Data.Entity.Internal.RetryLazy2.GetValue(TInput input) at
System.Data.Entity.Internal.LazyInternalContext.InitializeContext() at
System.Data.Entity.Internal.InternalContext.GetEntitySetAndBaseTypeForType(Type
entityType) at
System.Data.Entity.Internal.Linq.InternalSet1.Initialize() at
System.Data.Entity.Internal.Linq.InternalSet1.Include(String path) at
System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.DbQuery1.Include(String path) at
System.Data.Entity.QueryableExtensions.Include[T](IQueryable1 source,
String path) at
System.Data.Entity.QueryableExtensions.Include[T,TProperty](IQueryable1
source, Expression1 path) at
Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.UserStore6.GetUserAggregateAsync(Expression1
filter) at
Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.UserStore6.FindByNameAsync(String
userName) at
Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.UserManager2.FindByNameAsync(String
userName) at
Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin.SignInManager2.<PasswordSignInAsync>d__29.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task
task) at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task
task) at
tripplanner.Controllers.AccountController.<Login>d__2.MoveNext() ---
End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown
--- at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task
task) at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task
task) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.TaskAsyncActionDescriptor.EndExecute(IAsyncResult
asyncResult) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass37.<BeginInvokeAsynchronousActionMethod>b__36(IAsyncResult
asyncResult) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.WrappedAsyncResult1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult
asyncResult) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.WrappedAsyncResultBase1.End()
at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.EndInvokeActionMethod(IAsyncResult
asyncResult) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.AsyncInvocationWithFilters.<InvokeActionMethodFilterAsynchronouslyRecursive>b__3d()
at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.AsyncInvocationWithFilters.<>c__DisplayClass46.<InvokeActionMethodFilterAsynchronouslyRecursive>b__3f()
at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass33.<BeginInvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__32(IAsyncResult asyncResult) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.WrappedAsyncResult1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult
asyncResult) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.WrappedAsyncResultBase`1.End()
at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.EndInvokeActionMethodWithFilters(IAsyncResult
asyncResult) at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass21.<>c__DisplayClass2b.b__1c()
at
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass21.b__1e(IAsyncResult
asyncResult);
Hope someone can help.
UPDATE: I was using the wrong web.config file in Azure.