How to enable MySQL remote access on Ubuntu Server 12.04

Posted by JackSmith on 20.54

By default MySQL on Ubuntu Server 12.04 can only be accessed from localhost (127.0.0.1).

If we need to access it from another computer on the network, we must do the following step

Edit MySQL Configuration

$ sudo vim /etc/mysql/my.cnf

#comment out this line (add # in front of the line)

#bind-address = 127.0.0.1

Restart the server

$ sudo service mysql restart

mysql stop/waiting

mysql start/running, process 13081

Then we need to add user info to the database

$ mysql -u root -p

Enter password:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.

Your MySQL connection id is 77

Server version: 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (Ubuntu)

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its

affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective

owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> grant all on [database_name].* to [user]@[ip_address] identified by '[password]'

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

That's all!

Reference:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=799386

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