Yes, on request. By default remote MySQL is closed on our shared servers, because an exposed database port is one of the most reliably attacked things on the internet.
To open it for yourself, go to Remote MySQL in cPanel and add your own IP address. You can find your current address by searching for what is my IP.
Two things worth knowing before you do:
- Never add the wildcard %. That opens your database to every address on the internet, and automated scanners will find it in hours, not weeks.
- Home internet addresses usually change. If the connection stops working next week, your IP rotated. Re-add the new one.
If you only need occasional access, phpMyAdmin in cPanel does the same job with none of the exposure. Reach for remote access when you genuinely need a desktop tool or a local development environment pointed at live data.
