Accessing a [MySQL] database from another website. Bad practice?

Hello everyone,

I would like to use a mysql database to store data that would be dynamically loaded into a flash website. The problem is that my client’s website does not have MySQL activated, and I’d like to avoid the higher cost. I have MySQL installed on my personal web host’s server and am wondering if it is a terrible idea to create the database on my server and have the client’s site access it from a different host/server.

I’m new to MySQL, and am mainly concerned that this may cause some strange connection errors. Security is not a cause for concern, and the database would not be very complex.

Thanks!
Mike

PS. The site that would be accessing the database is www.warrenlinn.com