Programming Tutorials

  There are few workflow interruptions more frustrating than setting up a local database client—be it DBeaver, MySQL Workbench, or DataGrip—only to be rejected by the server. You have the correct username, the correct password, and the correct hostname, yet the connection fails with standard errors like   ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied   or   Connection refused . If you are hosting on Hostinger, this is a distinct, security-focused architectural feature, not a bug. By default, Hostinger (and most shared hosting providers) configures the MySQL daemon to reject all TCP/IP connections originating from outside the localhost environment. This guide provides the technical steps to bypass this restriction securely via hPanel and explains the networking logic governing these rejections. The Root Cause: MySQL Bind-Address and Firewall Rules To understand why your connection is failing, we must look at the MySQL server configuration file ( my.cnf ) and the network firewall....