[DiscordArchive] special symbols, spaces, Unicode ?
[DiscordArchive] special symbols, spaces, Unicode ?
Archived author: Ryan Turner • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:52:45.122000+00:00
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do not use the default passwords or the password as the same as the user
Archived author: Revision • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:53:17.160000+00:00
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Yeah, only allowing specific IPs, only granting *required* privileges and using secure passwords = triple security. not allowing access to MySQL from the outside would make it quadruple.
Archived author: Durotan • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:54:45.897000+00:00
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Can I restrict the SQL port so it’s accessible only from my IP and my developer’s IP, while still keeping the WoW server running normally for players?
Archived author: Mithria • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:54:56.604000+00:00
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yes
Archived author: Mithria • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:55:04.118000+00:00
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you could also use an ssh tunnel
Archived author: Revision • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:55:21.477000+00:00
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I don't understand the last statement. Clients dont' access MySQL in order to play. they never need the MySQL-server to be public
Archived author: Mithria • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:55:53.741000+00:00
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mysql access control will never affect the player.
Archived author: Ryan Turner • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:55:54.069000+00:00
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The only 2 ports you need to have open is the auth and world
Archived author: Revision • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:56:18.369000+00:00
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But yeah, creating a user `CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'username'@'ip-address' IDENTIFIED BY 'secure-af-password-please';` means only that specific ip-address can connect
Archived author: Revision • Posted: 2025-09-30T09:56:38.629000+00:00
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You may want `WITH GRANT OPTION` at the end though but that's easy