amazon web services - "Can't connect to MySQL server", only when client is remote server -

amazon web services - "Can't connect to MySQL server", only when client is remote server -

i'm having weird problem can connect database server local machine (and friend can connect database server local machine) can't connect database server aws server.

what on aws server is:

"can't connect mysql server on '<ip address>' ".

it's not if database server allowing connections ip addresses; didn't know ip address before tried connect.

any thought different aws machine making connection not work?

is mysql server within same network local machines? if so, might explain why local machines can connect remote aws can not.

by default, mysql disables remote connections. can check if remote connections enabled. issue port block. mysql uses port 3306 default. either mysql or aws might not configured send info through firewall on port 3306.

here decent article explaining how open these things up.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-enable-remote-access-to-mysql-database-server.html

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