In-Depth Access MySQL Database With PHP Use the PHP extension for MySQL to access data from the MySQL database. By Deepak Vohra 06/20/2007 T he MySQL database is the most commonly used open source ...

Not only have you configured MySQL 8 for remote connections, you’ve also created a user with access to all databases and connected to the remote server with both the command line and a GUI.

The MySQL Workbench GUI is cross-platform, open source, and incredibly easy to use.