grant remote access of MySQL database from any IP address

Question

I am aware of this command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES
ON database.*
TO \'user\'@\'yourremotehost\'
IDENTIFIED BY \'newpassword\';

But then it on

Answer 1

Open your mysql console and execute the following command (enter your database name,username and password):

GRANT ALL ON yourdatabasename.* TO admin@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourRootPassword';

Then Execute:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Open command line and open the file /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf using any editor with root privileges.

For example:

sudo nano /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf

Then comment out the below line:

bind-address = 127.0.0.1

Restart mysql to reflect the changes using command:

sudo service mysql restart

Enjoy ;)

Answer 2

TO 'user'@'%'

% is a wildcard - you can also do '%.domain.com' or '%.123.123.123' and things like that if you need.

Answer 3

Config file changes are required to enable connections via localhost.

To connect through remote IPs, Login as a "root" user and run the below queries in mysql.

CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'username'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

CREATE USER 'username'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'username'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

This will create a new user that is accessible on localhost as well as from remote IPs.

Also comment the below line from your my.cnf file located in /etc/mysql/my.cnf

bind-address = 127.0.0.1

Restart your mysql using

sudo service mysql restart

Now you should be able to connect remotely to your mysql.

Answer 4

• START MYSQL using admin user
  • mysql -u admin-user -p (ENTER PASSWORD ON PROMPT)
• Create a new user:
  • CREATE USER 'newuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; (% -> anyhost)
• Grant Privileges:
  • GRANT SELECT,DELETE,INSERT,UPDATE ON db_name.* TO 'newuser'@'%';
  • FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

If you are running EC2 instance don't forget to add the inbound rules in security group with MYSQL/Aurura.

Answer 5

You need to change the mysql config file:

Start with editing mysql config file

vim /etc/mysql/my.cnf

add:

bind-address = 0.0.0.0

Answer 6

In website panels like cPanel you may add a single % (percentage sign) in allowed hostnames to access your MySQL database.

By adding a single % you can access your database from any IP or website even from desktop applications.