MySQL: Connect From an Other System / Computer

To connect to a MySQL server from an other system or computer, you will need to ensure that the MySQL server is configured to accept connections from external systems. You will also need to know the hostname or IP address of the MySQL server and have the necessary credentials to log in to the server.

To connect to a MySQL server from an other system or computer, follow these steps:

1. Ensure that the MySQL server is configured to accept connections from external systems. By default, the MySQL server is configured to only accept connections from localhost. To allow connections from external systems, you will need to edit the my.cnf configuration file and bind the MySQL server to the correct network interface.

2. Determine the hostname or IP address of the MySQL server. You will need to know the hostname or IP address of the MySQL server to connect to it from an external system. You can use the hostname command to determine the hostname of the MySQL server.

3. Connect to the MySQL server using the mysql utility. You can use the mysql utility to connect to the MySQL server from an external system. For example:

mysql -h hostname -u username -p

Replace hostname with the hostname or IP address of the MySQL server, and username with the username of the user account you want to use to log in to the MySQL server.

4. Enter the password for the user account when prompted. The mysql utility will prompt you for the password for the user account you specified. Enter the password to log in to the MySQL server.

Once you have connected to the MySQL server from an external system, you can run MySQL commands and queries as you would from the MySQL server itself.