Enable remote MySQL connection: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user

Question

MySQL 5.1.31 running on Windows XP.

From the local MySQL server (192.168.233.142) I can connect as root as follows:

>mysql --host         


        

Answer 1

You have to put this as root:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'USERNAME'@'IP' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD' with grant option;

;

where IP is the IP you want to allow access, USERNAME is the user you use to connect, and PASSWORD is the relevant password.

If you want to allow access from any IP just put % instead of your IP

and then you only have to put

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Or restart mysql server and that's it.