mysql connection through ssl tunnel

[John Almberg]

On Sep 23, 2008, at 1:16 PM, Mel wrote:

> On Tuesday 23 September 2008 15:54:10 John Almberg wrote:
>
>> I have two FreeBSD machines. One is a application server, the other a
>> database server running mysql. These machines are in two different
>> locations. I'd like to allow the application server to access mysql
>> through an SSH tunnel.
>
>> Any recommendations, much appreciated.
>
> You can use Vince's suggestion, or simply use SSL connections to  
> the mysql
> server. Each have their own pros and cons.

Thanks Vince & Mel for your responses.

I guess I will try the simple SSL approach first and see if that does  
the trick.

I appreciate the advice!

Brgds: John