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Since Plesk 8 MySQL users and databases are created with permissions that allow access to the database from outside. In previous Plesk versions MySQL users and databases are created with permissions that allow to access the database from localhost only. However, sometimes you need to provide the remote access.

Open /etc/my.cnf and make sure that the following lines exists/commented in [mysqld] section:

[mysqld]
port = 3306
bind-address = 10.10.0.1
# skip-networking
....

Where,

* bind-address : local IP address to bind to. If you wish mysql listen on all IPs, don't use this option.

* skip-networking : Don't listen for TCP/IP connections at all. All interaction with mysqld must be made via Unix sockets. This option is highly recommended for systems where only local requests are allowed. Since you need to allow remote connection this line should be removed from file or put it in comment state.

Restart MySQL. Now you should grant access to remote IP address, login to Mysql:

# mysql -uadmin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` mysql

For example if you want to allow access to database called 'foo' for user 'bar' and remote IP 192.168.0.1 then you need to type following commands at "mysql>" prompt:

mysql> GRANT ALL ON foo.* TO bar@'192.168.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';
mysql> REVOKE  GRANT OPTION ON foo.* FROM bar@'192.168.0.1';

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