Remote Connections Mysql Ubuntu - bind address failed

Question

I am trying to configure my server to allow remote connections.

From what I understand I need to uncomment bind-address 127.0.0.1 in the my.cnf file, then restart mysql.

That hasn't worked.

I have also tried changing it to bind-address 0.0.0.0.

That hasn't worked either.

When I try to remotely connect using SQLpro, I get the following error:

MySQL said: Can't connect to MySQL server on '54.444.33.4' (4)

Can anybody offer any other solutions?

Thanks.

log sould tell you whether mysql listens on this ip. you could also check this with netstat -an | grep 3306 — drookie, Nov 13, 2014 at 17:17
Does the user you're trying to connect with have grants from that IP? Or including that IP, if wildcarded? — Valerie Parham-Thompson, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:39

Eamonn Travers · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-13 17:24:05Z

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You need to bind MySQL to the IP on which it should be reachable.

bind-address = 192.168.1.50

Then you connect to this address

mysql -p -u someUser -h 192.168.1.50

Hope this was helpful.

answered Nov 13, 2014 at 17:24

Eamonn Travers

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But would this mean that localhost would no longer be able to connect it its own database?
– richelliot
Nov 13, 2014 at 17:30
Hi. I tried it out & it works just fine. Mind you can of course use bind-address = all which is the same as bind-address = 0.0.0.0
– Eamonn Travers
Nov 13, 2014 at 19:33

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