Not only have you configured MySQL 8 for remote connections, you’ve also created a user with access to all databases and connected to the remote server with both the command line and a GUI.

I want to show you how to install and use DBeaver to connect to your remote MySQL server. DBeaver is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Inside the script is a command to connect to the database and execute a query (perform the search for books). PHP opens a connection to the MySQL server and sends on the appropriate query. 4.

Your Web host should be able to help you with this information if you cannot find it. Connect to your database. You will need to use one or more server side scripts to connect to your database.