How to set up the IP address connection in MySQL?

To set up a MySQL IP address connection, the following steps need to be taken:

1. Open the configuration file of MySQL (for example my.cnf or my.ini), which is usually located in the “config” folder within the MySQL installation directory.
2. Locate the bind-address option in the configuration file and set its value to the IP address you want to connect to. If the option is already commented out (starting with “#”), uncomment it and set the appropriate IP address.
3. For example: set the bind address as 127.0.0.1.
4. To allow all IP addresses to connect, set the bind-address to 0.0.0.0.
5. Example: bind to address 0.0.0.0
6. Save and close the configuration file.
7. Restart the MySQL service to apply the configuration changes.

Before setting up the IP address connection for MySQL, make sure to correctly set up firewall rules to allow connection from the specified IP address to the MySQL port (default is 3306).