======How to use use remote SQL server with i-MSCP======

**1.** On remote SQL server, edit the /etc/mysql/my.cnf file and change the bind-address parameter in the mysqld section to make your server listening either on all interfaces (0.0.0.0) or a specfic IP address.

For instance:
  [mysqld]
  bind-address = 0.0.0.0

Once done, restart the MySQL server.

**2.** Always on the remote SQL server, create a specific SQL user with full privileges that can connect from the i-MSCP server only:

  # mysql -u root -p<password>
  > GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '<username>'@'<imscp_server_ip>' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>' WITH GRANT OPTION;
  > quit;

where:

  * <username> must be replaced by the username of your choice
  * <imscp_server_ip> must be replaced by the i-MSCP server IP address
  * <password> must be replaced by the password of your choice

Once done you must run the imscp-autoinstall script on the i-MSCP server and when you're asked for Mysql server, you must select the remote server option.