MySQL allow remote access to database

Allow access to MySQL database from remote server.

Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf or /usr/local/mysql/my.cnf (on OS X)

Change

bind-address = 127.0.0.1

to

bind-address = 0.0.0.0

Restart MySQL

$ sudo service mysql stop
$ sudo service mysql start
$ sudo service mysql status

or

$ sudo mysqladmin shutdown
$ /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld

Fixes for possible error:

Fix "Host is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server"

$ mysql -u root -h "www.example.com"
ERROR 1130 (HY000): Host 'dhcp-XXX-XX-XX-XXX.example.com' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server

$ mysql -u root
mysql> GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'root'@'%';