Let’s make some database magic. 1. Configure MySQL for remote connections. The first thing we must do is configure MySQL for remote connections. To do this: ...

Next, I edited MySQL’s configuration file /etc/my.cnf to match the text listed below. I ensured bind-address was set to 0.0.0.0 — this address instructs MySQL to accept connections from any IP ...

The first thing we must do is configure the MySQL server to allow remote connections. On top of that, we’re going to create a specific user that has specific permissions for the database we’ll ...