Connect mysql by remote server in ubuntu linux

In this tutorial we are configuring remote connection for mysql 8 Version

Step 1) Allow 3306 port in firewall

Step 2) allow user and his system ip in mysql

mysql -u root -p

•  If user not created then create user and passwd

mysql > CREATE USER 'demouser'@'10.10.10.20' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY '123456';

•  Create database & grant all privileges
  

mysql> CREATE DATABASE demo_db;

mysql > GRANT ALL on demo_db.* TO 'demouser'@'10.10.10.20' WITH GRANT OPTION; 

mysql > FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

mysql > EXIT;

 

Step 3) Change bind ip in /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf

   bind ip : 127.0.0.1
                to
             0.0.0.0          (allow all ip or give specific)

Step 4) sudo service mysql restart

Step 5) mysql -u flex -h mysql_server_ip -p database_name

                                OR

 mysql -u flex -h mysql_server_ip -p

 

Step 6)  If still not connected, so please check firewall rules.

sudo service ufw status
sudo service firewalld status