you can not be on a dedicated server, you have your own box and your own database is on that box,
so you must be on shared hosting, if you have to use a database other than localhost.
godaddy have the same setup with their shared hosting, they have you use a database on another server,
so you must be on shared hosting, if you have to use a database other than localhost.
godaddy have the same setup with their shared hosting, they have you use a database on another server,