Access mysql remote database from command line

Question

I have a server with Rackspace. I want to access the database from my local machine command line.

I tried like:

mysql -u username -h my.application.com         


        

Answer 1

this solution worked for me:

On your remote machine (example: 295.13.12.53) has access to your target remote machine (which runs mysql server)

ssh -f -L 295.13.12.53:3306:10.18.81.36:3306 user@295.13.12.53

Explained:

ssh -f -L your_ssh_mashine_ipaddress:your_ssh_mashine_local_port:target_ipaddress:target_port user@your_ip_address -N

your_ssh_mashine_ipaddress - it is not local ip address, it is ip address that you ssh to, in this example 295.13.12.53

your_ssh_mashine_local_port -this is custom port not 22, in this example it is 3306.

target_ipaddress - ip of the machine that you trying to dump DB.

target_port - 3306 this is real port for MySQL server.

user@your_ip_address - this is ssh credentials for the ssh mashine that you connect

Once all this done then go back to your machine and do this:

mysqldump -h 295.13.12.53 -P 3306 -u username -p db_name > dumped_db.sql

Will ask for password, put your password and you are connected. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

To directly login to a remote mysql console, use the below command:

mysql -u {username} -p'{password}' \
    -h {remote server ip or name} -P {port} \
    -D {DB name}

For example

mysql -u root -p'root' \
        -h 127.0.0.1 -P 3306 \
        -D local

no space after -p as specified in the documentation

It will take you to the mysql console directly by switching to the mentioned database.

Answer 3

There is simple command.

mysql -h {hostip} -P {port} -u {username} -p {database}

Example

mysql -h 192.16.16.2 -P 45012 -u rockbook -p rockbookdb

Answer 4

You should put your password with 'p'

mysql -u root -u 1.1.1.1 -p'MyPass'

Answer 5

I was too getting the same error. But found it useful by creating new mysql user on remote mysql server ans then connect. Run following command on remote server:

CREATE USER 'openvani'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'some_pass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'openvani'@'localhost WITH GRANT 
OPTION;
CREATE USER 'openvani'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'some_pass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'openvani'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Now you can connect with remote mysql with following command.

mysql -u openvani -h 'any ip address'-p

Here is the full post:

http://openvani.com/blog/connect-remotely-mysql-server/