Quickly test connectivity from Azure Website to SQL DB

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In case you have an Azure Website and you need to confirm that your website can reach SQL Database service here is a quick and simple way to test it:

1) navigate to Kudu (it can be accessed at https://{yourwebsitename}.scm.azurewebsites.net )

(Kudu is the engine behind git/hg deployments, WebJobs, and various other features in Azure Web Sites)

 

2) open CMD that it’s located under ‘Debug console’ menu

 

3) run tcpping against your server using: tcpping {servername} .database.windows.net:1433

 

you will see something like this:

kudu_tcpping

 

If you don’t see successful attempts something is wrong, please open a new support request so we can help you.