How to remotely connect to your DigitalOcean mySQL database with HeidiSQL

Since I prefer to keep my DigitalOcean droplets als lean as possible, I never install phpMyAdmin but instead connect using HeidiSQL.

HeidiSQL is a free and open source client, or frontend for MySQL that makes managing your MySQL databases a breeze.

In this post I shall explain how to remotely connect to your DigitalOcean mySQL database with HeidiSQL over an SSH connection. Continue reading