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Switch MySQL to listen on TCP

By default, MySQL only allows connections from the localhost address. The configuration file is usually found in /etc/mysql/my.cnf

You will want to comment out the bind-address line by making it look like this:

#bind-address     = 127.0.0.1

Next, you will need to restart the database server:

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. This article was written on 09/11/06 and tagged with: MySQL

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