Apache on Linux, MySql on Windows [closed]

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Is it possible to have a web server (Apache for instance) on a linux machine connecting to a backgroun database server (MySql) on a windows machine?

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I don't think that would be a problem. The connections are usually set up with the combination of Address(IP), User and Password. The syntax should not change between the platforms.

Edit: spelling

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Since the communication MySQL protocol (which is platform-neutral) goes over TCP/IP (likewise platform-neutral), the OS of the web server and of the MySQL server is irrelevant.

Usual concerns apply - e.g. by default, a MySQL server only accepts connections from the same computer, and needs to be configured to accept connections from the other server; also, both servers should be as close to each other as possible (topologically), as to reduce communication latency.