Trying to connect to remote MySQL host (error 2003)

Question

I have a MySQL instance running on a Debian server and I can connect to it locally with no problems. However, I am unable to connect to it remotely. When I try this from m

Answer 1

This may due to 3306 port is closed , check your server port status

http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

If it shows closed, that means you can't access it from out side the machine , to open the port

ufw - Uncomplicated Firewall

The default firewall configuration tool for Ubuntu is ufw. The following are some examples of how to use ufw:

First, ufw needs to be enabled. From a terminal prompt enter:

sudo ufw enable

To open a port (mysql):

sudo ufw allow 3306

To see the firewall status, enter:

sudo ufw status