MySQL/MariaDB Server: Bind To Multiple IP Address

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To bind a MySQL/MariaDB server to multiple IP addresses, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the MySQL/MariaDB configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
  1. Locate the bind-address directive and comment it out or delete it:
# bind-address = 127.0.0.1
  1. Add the following lines to the configuration file to specify the IP addresses that the server should listen on:
bind-address = 192.168.1.10
bind-address = 192.168.1.11

Replace 192.168.1.10 and 192.168.1.11 with the IP addresses that you want the server to bind to.

  1. Save the configuration file and restart the MySQL/MariaDB server:
sudo service mysql restart

After these steps, the MySQL/MariaDB server will listen on all specified IP addresses. This can be useful if you want to allow connections to the server from multiple network interfaces, or if you want to separate different types of traffic to different IP addresses.

Note: If you bind the server to multiple IP addresses, it’s important to properly secure the server to prevent unauthorized access to the database. You should also configure firewalls and other security measures to restrict access to the server to trusted sources.

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