Rob wrote:
Hey there,
wondering if some one could point me on the right direction. I have
no idea what its actually called but i want to asign my MYSQL to a
domain name.
So instead of using local host they can use
<http://mysql.domainname.com>mysql.domainname.com
Basically want this to make my database accessible to our other
servers which are hosted at all diffrent places around the world.
Could any one give me a brief idea on how this is done ? and the
pro's and cons of it.
I did trying searching for it but seams i dont actually know whats
its properly called i came up with very little. I thinking this is
done in apache ? im just guessing here
thanks,
rob
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What you want to do is partly a DNS configuration issue (setting up
an A record with the appropriate host name for the MySQL server
machine) and partly a MySQL configuration issue. You need to
configure MySQL to respond to TCP/IP on whatever port you choose to
run it on (default is something in the range of 3300 or so, I forget
the exact default).
Apache has nothing to do with either of those things.
Now... pros? You can access the server remotely.
Cons? Attackers can access the server remotely. Be sure you know what
you are doing and set up the security of the MySQL server correctly.
This is not a trivial task and if you get it wrong, somebody may
maliciously screw up your database.
Dragon
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