Follow these steps to enable remote access to a database in your Linux Hosting account. You need to know the IP address from which you'll be accessing the database. Remote access lets you manage the database with tools like MySQL Query Browser or MySQL Workbench.

via cPanel

1. Log into cPanel.
2. Under the Databases section, click on Remote MySQL®
3. Enter the connecting IP address, then click on Add Host.
   Note: To know what your current local IP address is, please visit hostgator.com/ip.
   
   

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   Applications that connect remotely to databases use similar settings. 

   Field	What to enter...
   Host Name or Server	Your database's host name
   Port	3306
   Username	The database user's username
   Password	The database user's password
   Database	The name of the database