How do I connect to a remote database in MySQL workbench?

Steps to connect to your database remotely

Open MySQL Workbench.
Click New Connection towards the bottom left of MySQL Workbench.
In the “Set up a New Connection Dialogue” box, Type your Database connection credentials.
Type your password and click the “Save Password in Vault” check box.

How do I connect to MySQL remotely?

Perform the following steps to grant access to a user from a remote host:

Log in to your MySQL server locally as the root user by using the following command: # mysql -u root -p. You are prompted for your MySQL root password.
Use a GRANT command in the following format to enable access for the remote user.

How do I remote manage MySQL workbench?

The Remote Management tab is available when connecting to MySQL remotely, as the following figure shows. To access this tab, select a remote connection from the MySQL Connections pane or click New to create a new connection.

How can I access my database from another computer?

To connect to the Database Engine from another computer

On a second computer that contains the SQL Server client tools, log in with an account authorized to connect to SQL Server, and open Management Studio.
In the Connect to Server dialog box, confirm Database Engine in the Server type box.

How do I SSH into DB?

Connecting to Your Database with SSH

Connect to your account using SSH. For instructions on connecting to your account with SSH, How to Connect to Your Account with SSH.
Once you have logged in to your account, type in the command: mysql -h dbDomain.pair.com -u dbUser -p dbName.
Enter the database password.

Why is remote MySQL feature used?

This feature allows remote hosts (servers) to access MySQL® databases on your account. This is useful, for example, if you wish to allow shopping cart or guestbook applications on other servers to access your databases. Warning: Your hosting provider may add remote hosts to this list at the server level.