I have a MySql database running on a remote server which requires ssh authentication that I need to connect to with Microsoft Power BI. I can easily connect to MySQL on my localhost machine, but cannot find a way to manage both the server ssh authentication and the database user log on information.
The server requires authentication on port 22 with a username and password and the MySQL database requires a different username and password.
Can anyone offer assistance?
It seems possible to connect remotely, though I'm not sure you can do it through an 'SSH tunnel' on port 22.
There's a discussion here about connecting remotely which sounds to me like a connection to the usual port 3306, though I'm not certain:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/Cannot-Connect-to-MySQL-on-Linux-VM/td-p/94914
Some common pitfalls:
1) Make sure you download the correct version of MySQL/Net connector. As of now, version 6.6.5 seems to be working. I wasted a lot of time trying to figure out what was wrong with earlier versions.
2) Server & database settings: closed ports / user permissions / bind-address
Before connecting PowerBI, try to connect another utility like MySQL Workbench. This will force you to troubleshoot the above settings.
This is not currently possible with PowerBI. The feature is currently under review, and you can help get it prioritized by upvoting here:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/7020353-mysql-over-ssh-connection
I don't think it is supported (yet) but it looks like a lot of people want a solution including me. See this Power BI Ideas Request
1) create gateway to connect server then
2) then it will ask connection string their you can give server port and database username and password
The problem turned out to be an error in the remote servers firewall configuration.
After further research I have confirmed that Power BI would not support dual authentication steps like logging onto a remote server with ssh and then connecting to the database. Thanks Robin for your suggestion. That was a key point.
Please remember that for remote connections you need to authorise the mysql users to connect from specific hosts (adding the IP) or % to allow to get connected from any host remotely
the SQL is something similar to:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'#'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
How to allow remote connection to mysql
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My main problem right now is that I can't connect to the remote mysql server while developing on my machine. I'm trying to update a website that was previously developed by someone I do not know. I've been editing the site on my local machine but I need to access data from the mysql database that it has been using. I have the username and password that the site uses to connect to the mysql server. I can connect to it through phpmyadmin but I would like to work locally without publishing my edits to the server.
I found this here in SO and I tried running the scripts in phpmyadmin using my pc's IPaddress but I keep getting
Access denied for user 'username'#'localhost' (using password: YES)
even though I'm 100% sure I'm using the password that I used to login to phpmyadmin. I tried creating a new user but the login I'm using doesn't seem to have a Create User privilege either.
I understand that the previous developer might have a different "admin" account that has all the privileges but I have no way of knowing either.
I am a C# developer but I'm really new to MySql. Any help is greatly appreciated.
This may be a firewall issue. phpmyadmin listens on port 80 by default, but mySQL listens on port 3306. Please check the firewalls on your local PC (to make sure you can get out on 3306) and the server (to make sure you can get in on 3306).
I just exported my tables from one web host to another (AWS).
Thinking everything would go smoothly (yeah right), well, everything that can go wrong has gone wrong.
I get this error when trying to query my database (which I didn't get before):
SQLSTATE[HY000] [1130] Host '<my ip address>' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server
This is the same error from this post:
Host 'xxx.xx.xxx.xxx' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server
The solution in that post seems to revolve around having an administrative user. I am developing a chat application so every user needs to access the server (so I'm sure it's a bad idea to give them all administrative privileges).
The answer by Pascal in that link says, If you are using mysql for a client/server application, prefer a subnet address. but I honestly don't understand what he means by that. And because of the amount of solutions, I'm not exactly sure which one I should follow based on my case.
How do I resolve this?
MySQL has security tables that determine who is allowed to connect and from what host IP address.
Here's a good article on how to do it:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-enable-remote-access-to-mysql-database-server.html
If you have a lot of connections, consider setting up a server to accept the connections and talk to the sql server. The easiest approach to this is to set up a REST interface and use a web server. Web servers are usually also highly optimized and relatively bug free.
In a similar architecture on AWS, I use nginx happily.
Make sure you have bind-address=YOUR-SERVER-IP in my.cnf and make sure you have a user hd1#172.31.39.86 or hd1#%, the latter being a MySQL wildcard on the MySQL server. More information here. You may also need to grant access to port 3306 (the default MySQL port) on the security groups section of the AWS console.
// IN YOUR MYSQL WORKBENCH You Have to Execute below query
CREATE USER 'root'#'1.2.1.5(Your Application Server IP)' IDENTIFIED BY 'pass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'#'10.200.1.54' WITH GRANT OPTION;
AFTER CREATING YOU CAN VIEW USING BELOW QUERY
SELECT * FROM mysql.user WHERE User = 'root';
I have a database on my server and I want to connect to it through MySql Workbench, I entered my HostName, Username, Password, When I click Test Connection I get this Error Message:
Failed to Connect to MYSQL at **.**.***.**:3306 with user root.
Host '**.171.199.66' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server
I am 100% sure my Hostname, username and Password are correct, I did some research and from what I managed to find out that I have to actually permit an access from my IP address to the database before I can connect.....if this is correct could someone explain to me how to give myself e permission to connect to my database on server.
It is likely that your MySql root account is configured to not accept remote root logins (its a default). If you are trying to connect from anywhere but localhost its not going to allow it. Your're right you need to permit access for your IP. You need to do it from within the server your MySql is installed on. In case of if you have managed hosting, your hosting company should provide you with a tool like phpMyAdmin or such, to manage your MySql. If it is your own installation, you can connect to mysql server instance from the console and go from there.
Check out another stackoverflow post:
Here is what you should be looking for in phpMyAdmin:
Keep in mind it might look a bit different depending on the phpMyAdmin Version.
I have seen a lot of posts that claim they are running an RDS instance of MySql in which they cannot connect to, but I am not running RDS.
I used my EC2 insance to host my wordpress blog which was installed using the Web Platform Installer.
This setup the wordpress schema and data that I needed and I have been running it for a couple years.
I want to be able to access this database remotely instead of only logging into my server.
I have checked and have the following users
root
wpadmin
I have also verified that the port specified in the mysql config is the standard 3306 and I have setup an Inbound Firewall rule to allow 3306 through.
When I try to connect from MySql Workbench, I get the following error message:
Number 3 Is particularly one that I do not know how to check, but I do know that MySql is running and that it is running on 3306. Additionally, I know I am using the correct password.
When I try to connect, the prompt looks like this. Do I need to do something to grant Mysql user permissions or anything?
Based on your GRANT information, you have at least the problem of root user only having access privileges from localhost. You would need to create a root#% user (or a more specific host/IP instead of % if you have a reliable address). That would allow external access so long as your EC2 security group also allow access on port 3306 (either globally or to a more restrictive IP address or IP range).
Of course the security implication here is that you are opening up access to MySQL that you might not want to make more accessbile to potential attackers. For this reason, I would recommend you access your DB via SSH tunnel, which is supported by MySQL workbench. This will in essence allow you to shell into the host your your access key and then access as root#localhost.
I has had two days searching and exploring solutions regarding the error 2003.
Can't connect to mysql server on 'Server name'.
The firewall is off and I had added the port 3306, the one that mysql uses.
Any recommendation?
Please refer this FAQ which describes how to solve this issue: http://faq.webyog.com/content/23/15/en/error-no-2003-can_t-connect.html
Error No. 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (or some other host)
simply means that connection is not possible for one of the following (or similar) reasons:
There is no MySQL server running at the specified host
Connection to the MySQL server is not allowed using TCP-IP. Check the 'skip-networking' setting in the MySQL configuration file (my.ini on Windows, my.cnf on Unix/Linux). It shall be commented out like '#skip-networking'. If it is not commented out, then do it and restart the MySQL server for the change to take effect. SQLyog needs to connect using TCP-IP.
Some networking issue prevents connection. It could be a network malconfiguration or a firewall issue.
When trying to connect to a MySQL server at an ISP this error message often indicates that direct connection to MySQL has been blocked. You must then use HTTP-tunneling or SSH-tunneling to connect.
It worked for me.controll pannel->administrative tools->services->mysql and start mysql.Some times simple solution saves lot of time.
normally means that there is no MySQL server running on the system .
check your server running
this could be due to firewalls of the system try below command and check
service iptables stop
i have the same issue but i fix it.
my hostname is DEBIAN, i just modify the file my.cnf ( for mysql) and set bindaddress : 0.0.0.0
this option say to mysql to listen all interfaces. restart your server and finish
if your question refer to can't connect to mysql on hosting (cpanel), i also had same problem.
I also turn off firewall, but it doesn't solve my problem.
Rather than using server name or domain name on Mysql Host Address, i using ip address given by hosting provider.
And it works.
Going to services and starting MYSQL service doesn't work for me.
Finally, I hit the following commands inside the MYSQL command-line client:
ALTER USER 'username'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';
There is a high chance that you are making one of the two mistakes.
First :
You are inputting the wrong password. check your password or change it with
this command
ALTER USER 'root'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'very_strong_password';
In place of 'very_strong_password' give a strong password of your choice.
Second:
You are using '#' in the password which can be confused with the other with #localhost.
The SQL Sever might not be installed.
Please refer this to install:
MySQL
The solution worked for me
Go to services and start MySql services
window: press the start button and search services. Then star MySql services