Remote Connection to MySQL on Ubuntu

Just a heads up to anyone who’s trying to remotely connect to their Ubuntu-based MySQL server, you need to enable your server for remote networking. Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf and look for this line, bind-address 127.0.0.1

Comment it out and reap the whirlwind! Also as a note, I had trouble connecting remotely using ‘root’ even though I made the necessary grants. I’m too lazy to track down and see if this is a feature or not.