Codeigniter database connection over SSH

[eluser]CroNiX[/eluser]
What is the reason for needing to use ssh? That will be very slow. It can take a few seconds to establish a connection.

Have you tried using 'localhost' as the db server once you've established a ssh connection, since you're actually "on" the remote server at that point?

Is mysql set up to allow connections from your IP?