Question

Azure websites let us configure our site using a new MySQL Database instead of SQL Azure. But after creation it’s never visible in admin panel. I beleive that it’s because is hosted in a third party server, but I have no idea how to reach it, any tip?

Answer 1

For managing it from an external tool check out my response here.

Though the database is hosted by a third party (ClearDB), you should see it listed as a “linked resource” on the dashboard for your Web Site in the Windows Azure portal. When you delete the Web Site, it asks if you also want to delete the linked resource.

If you choose not to or you unlink the MySQL resource explicitly, it’s still there and you’ll see it a list of existing resources when you subsequently do an explicit link. (I haven’t found a way to see a list of the unlinked MySQL databases, but will update this response when I hear).

So I’d say to delete the MySQL database you can

1. Delete the entire Web Site and, when prompted, select the MySQL database to be deleted too

2. Unlink the MySQL database from the Web Site you want to keep; create a new temp Web Site, and add the existing MySQL database as a Linked Resource to it. Then delete the new, temp Web Site along with the linked database. Not elegant, but seems to work in my testing.