Connect to a database with MySQL Workbench on your shared, VPS, or Dedicated hosting account. MySQL Workbench is a free tool you can use to connect to your
server databases from your personal computer. MySQL Workbench can be Downloaded for free at the following link: You will want to use the Windows (x86, 64-bit), MSI
Installer if you are on Windows. The file we are installing in this tutorial is the mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.47-win32.msi file. Once you have downloaded MySQL Workbench, you can install it onto your computer. After you have the program installed, follow the steps below to set up a remote connection.
In order for you to be able to connect to your
databases remotely you will need to add your local computer IP address to the Remote MySQL in cPanel. You can get your IP address by going to the following link: What’s My IP address? Connection Name: You can name this whatever you like. Click Test Connection. Now you will see the databases list in the area on the left. 4.2.4 Connecting to the MySQL Server Using Command OptionsThis section describes use of command-line options to specify how to establish connections to the MySQL server, for clients such as mysql or mysqldump. For information on establishing connections using URI-like connection strings or key-value pairs, for clients such as MySQL Shell, see Section 4.2.5, “Connecting to the Server Using URI-Like Strings or Key-Value Pairs”. For additional information if you are unable to connect, see Section 6.2.22, “Troubleshooting Problems Connecting to MySQL”. For a client program to connect to the MySQL server, it must use the proper connection parameters, such as the name of the host where the server is running and the user name and password of your MySQL account. Each connection parameter has a default value, but you can override default values as necessary using program options specified either on the command line or in an option file. The examples here use the mysql client program, but the principles apply to other clients such as mysqldump, mysqladmin, or mysqlshow. This command invokes mysql without specifying any explicit connection parameters:
Because there are no parameter options, the default values apply:
To specify the host name and user name explicitly, as well as a password, supply appropriate options on the command line. To select a default database, add a database-name argument. Examples:
For password options, the password value is optional:
As just mentioned, including the password value on the command line is a security risk. To avoid this risk, specify the
When the On some systems, the library routine that MySQL uses to prompt for a password automatically limits the password to eight characters. That limitation is a property of the system library, not MySQL. Internally, MySQL does not have any limit for the length of the password. To work around the limitation on systems affected by it, specify your password in an option file (see Section 4.2.2.2, “Using Option Files”). Another workaround is to change your MySQL password to a value that has eight or fewer characters, but that has the disadvantage that shorter passwords tend to be less secure. Client programs determine what type of connection to make as follows:
The Only connection options that are relevant to the selected transport protocol are used or checked. Other connection options are ignored. For example, with
To ensure that the client makes a TCP/IP connection to the local server, use
If the
server is configured to accept IPv6 connections, clients can connect to the local server over IPv6 using On Windows, to force a MySQL client to use a named-pipe connection, specify the
Connections to remote servers use TCP/IP. This command connects to the server running on
To specify a port number explicitly, use the
You can specify a port number for connections to a local server, too. However, as indicated previously, connections
to For this command, the program uses a socket file on Unix and the
To cause the port number to be used, force a TCP/IP connection. For example, invoke the program in either of these ways:
For additional information about options that control how client programs establish connections to the server, see Section 4.2.3, “Command Options for Connecting to the Server”. It is possible to specify connection parameters without entering them on the command line each time you invoke a client program:
How do I connect to an existing MySQL database?To access MySQL Server using Workbench:. Run MySQL Workbench.. On the Database menu, click Connect to Database. ... . In the Connect to Database window that appears, specify the Connection name as well as provide the host name, port, and user values.. (Optional step). ... . (Optional step).. How do I remotely access a MySQL database from another computer?via cPanel
Log in to cPanel. Under the Databases section, click on the Remote MySQL® icon. On the Remote MySQL® page, enter the connecting IP address, then click Add Host.
How do I remotely connect to a database?Allowing a Remote Server to Access Your Database. Log into cPanel and click the Remote MySQL icon under Databases.. Type in the connecting IP address, and click the Add Host button. ... . Click Add, and you should now be able to connect remotely to your database.. How do I connect to a MySQL IP address?Select Connections from the SQL navigation menu. In the Authorized networks section, click Add network and enter the IP address of the machine where the client is installed. Note: The IP address of the instance and the mysql client IP address you authorize must be the same IP version: either IPv4 or IPv6. Click Done.
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