How To Enable Remote MySQL for WorpDrive Backup Access

Nearly all modern web hosts provide the option to use remote MySQL access. We've gone around all the major players to get their documentation, but actually, if you use cPanel, it's all the same.

Please note: you are not enabling remote MySQL access for your IP addresses. You are enabling remote MySQL access for the iControlWP and WorpDrive services.

To get the latest list of IP Address,  please click here.  Use that list and add all IP address provided there in the tutorials below.

First, some general information on how to configure this for popular web host control panels.

• Video: cPanel How To.
• Plesk How To.
• Video: Direct Admin How To.

Please search the list below to find your web host.

• Hostgator (also cPanel specific) [video]
• Bluehost
• Godaddy
• InMotion Hosting
• Just Host
• Liquid Web
• Ionos
• Fatcow
• Web Hosting Hub
• Host Monster

Windows

If you're running Windows Server, check out this video.