Connect to MySQL on AWS from local machine

Question

I am trying to set up a dev environment on my local machine that accesses a MySQL DB on AWS, but I keep getting a \"Can\'t connect\" message.

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Answer 1

I am on a Windows 7 machine, and had to make the following 3 changes to be able to connect to AWS RDB.

1. VPC Security Group update in AWS Console (similar to what mikemay has above)

   • From https://console.aws.amazon.com, click on Services (top left) and choose VPC.
   • Next select Security Groups
   • Click on the Security Group which has the description "Security Group for RDS DB..."
   • On the "Inbound" tab, choose "MYSQL" in the Create a New Rule dropdown.
   • Add your IP address in CIDR format and click on Add Rule.
   • Click on Apply Rule Changes.

2. my.cnf update in local MySQL configuration

   • Change "bind-address = 127.0.0.1" to "bind-address = 0.0.0.0"
   • Comment out "skip-networking"

3. Turn OFF Windows Firewall

   • Go to Control Panel/System and Security/Windows Firewall and turn OFF Windows Firewall.

After these changes, I am able to connect through both

• MySQL WorkBench using Database->Connect to Database

• Command Prompt with

  mysql.exe -h  -U  -P  -p