You can also restrict port 3306 to localhost with : bind-address = 127.0.0.1 in /etc/my.cnf
Hope this helps -- Joseph Bueno David Lubowa wrote: > port 3306 is the default port for mysql , if you do "grep -i 3306 > /etc/services " you will see what service runs on that port. As for > restricting access to it without a firewall i guess you would have to > set up > specific users who can access it and throw out the rest. Have a look > at the > mysql docs and see how you can set up users on your dbases. i hope this > helps > > cheers > David Ziggy Lubowa > Network Engineer > One2net (U) > web: www.one2net.co.ug > Tel: +256 41 345466 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Admin-Stress [mailto:meerkapot@;yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: restricting mysql > > > Hi, > > After I installed mysql, I noticed there is an open port now, port 3306. > Can I restrict this so only from localhost can connect? I meant to close > port 3306. > But without using firewall :( I dont have knowledge about this. > > If there is no way to do this without firewall, then I will learn it. > > I tried --skip-networking, but then mysqld could not be started. I got > this > from google.com. Is it > the correct way? > > Thanks. > kapot > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
