Make MySQL accessible remotely, installed on a windows PC - mysql

Question

I was wondering if someone could help showing detailed steps (if possible) to make MySQL accessible remotely. Example: PC 1 has MySQL installed (DB server) on it and PC 2 can now ask PC 1 for data using either PHP, Python etc.

Answer 1

First, I would like to give credits to the people who assisted me when doing this. I will outline how I managed to get this to work. This was done on a machine running Windows 10. The steps are outlined below:
Installing MySQL and Location my.ini file
After installing MySQL server and workbench. Windows store my.ini file on a hidden location other than that of the MySQL installation location.
C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7
This location can be view only when you have enabled windows to show hidden files. This is achieved with the following steps:
Navigate to Control Panel
Click on Appearance and Personalization
Under File Explore Options, click on show hidden files and folders
Under the view tab, Advanced settings, look for the option hidden files and folder and select the show hidden files, folders and drives and click ok.
Navigate to C:\ and you should see the ProgramData folder
Copy this file onto MySQL installation folder
Navigate to
C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7
and copy the file to
C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7
Configure MySQL for remote access
open my.in file using your preferred editor and look for the line and remove the # in front of it to uncomment it:
bind-address=0.0.0.0
if the line is not there then add it manually save and restart MySQL or the machine.
Activating Telnet
The computer must have the telnet activity-activated, to achieve this the do the following steps:
Navigate to Control Panel -> Programs -> Programs and Features and under this section click on Turn Windows features on or off
Look for Telnet Client and check it
Click Ok, and done now telnet is active.
On the MySQL, workbench creates a new SQL connection and use the IP address you used on my.in file and you should be set to go.
Now test this by writing a simple PHP or Python script to connect to your MySQL server.