title: How do I connect to a remote MYSQL server on Windows from a Linux Machine?
body: <p>I searched for this topic and couldn't find any relevant help. A coworker of mine has MYSQL server set up on a Windows 7 machine. On the same network, I have a machine running Centos 7. I have also installed MariaDB on my machine. </p>
  
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  <li>How do I access my coworker's MYSQL database (and any tables in it) from my machine? 
  He has given me the IP address of his machine, the username and password for the database, and the name of the database. We're on the same network and I can ping his IP from the Centos command prompt and get a response.</li>
  <li>Do I need to be at the MariaDB prompt on my machine before I can access his MYSQL database? 
  My ultimate goal is to retrieve some data from one of his tables and join it (or manipulate it) to some of the data in one of my tables in my MariaDB database, and he should be able to do the same thing (i.e., access data in my tables in my database). I hope the question is specific enough.</li>
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