How can I restrict my MySQL instance to only allow connections from my local machine?
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How can I restrict my MySQL instance to only allow connections from my local machine?
MySQL permissions are done by user. To grant privileges to a user from an IP, you would do:
You need to have created a user to use with this, first, though. Read more about MySQL user management here.
Also, if you close your firewall on port 3306 to disallow incoming connections, that will also block them at the OS level.