connect remotely to mysql

Question

I setup a Windows 7 on vm on the same pc, I have a form with the following code:

MySqlConnection connection = new MySqlConnection("SERVER = 127.0.0.1; DATABASE = my_test; UID = root; PASSWORD = 'XXXX';");

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM info", connection);
    connection.Open();
    MySqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    if (reader.HasRows)
    {
        while (reader.Read())
        {
            MessageBox.Show(reader[1].ToString());
        }
    }
    reader.Close();
    connection.Close();
}

on my pc i successfully connect to the db, now i copy and paste my app to the vm and i get a jit error i don't have any thing on the vm (no appache no mysql nothing but net framework 4.0) i did make my root user remote enabled like that:

GRANT ALL ON *.* to '%'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;

now i still stuck, so how to connect to the db with my ip so the vm can find it, and do i need to setup anything in the vm?

Note: i can use another pc if the problem in the VirtualBox but i suspect that it has nothing to do with the VirtualBox.

i am confused i made this form

and i move it to the vm and i asking simply: what to write in that textbox?

Answer 1

When you connect to 127.0.0.1, you connect to the current system. Regardless of what system is running: main or vm. You should configure network settings of the VirtualBox so that vm can connect to your main system. In this case you'll connect from vm not to localhost but to IP-address that you set to main OS.

Or you can setup MySQL to the vm and move your database to that MySQL.

EDIT

For testing connection to MySQL you can use telnet (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/telnet-faq#1TC=windows-7). At first you should know the MySQL port. You can get it from MySQL config or try ports from @Prageeth Roshane' answer. Then you should try to connect from VirtualBox to MySQL to finded port. You can use or programm or telnet. If you'll have troubles with connections, try to check that the firewall in VM and in main OS is not blocked your programm (or telnet).

P.S. If you can connect to MySQL from another PC, but cann't connect from VM, then trouble is in VM's network settings.

Answer 2

Give a PORT that your mysql connection is using like 3308 or 3306