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It is recommended that you don't set an IP address in the config file. &nbsp;Then it will respond to any requests on port 3306 from any IP address available on that computer which would be the 'localhost' address and the machines IP address. &nbsp;Access then will depend on the user privileges that are being used.
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It is recommended that you don't set an IP address in the config file.  Then it will respond to any requests on port 3306 from any IP address available on that computer which would be the 'localhost' address and the machines IP address.  Access then will depend on the user privileges that are being used.

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Thanks this worked but I decided not to go with it
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Thanks this worked but I decided not to go with it

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If I configre MySql for remote access (using the server ip) &nbsp;will it still work as localhost?
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If I configre MySql for remote access (using the server ip)  will it still work as localhost?

MySql for remote/local access

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.

Remote Access

MySQL is an open source, relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Acquired by Oracle in 2009, it is frequently used in combination with PHP installations, powering most of the WordPress installations.