so do the following edit my.cnf:
[mysqld]
user = mysql
pid-file = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
port = 3306
basedir = /usr
datadir = /var/lib/mysql
tmpdir = /tmp
language = /usr/share/mysql/English
bind-address = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
# skip-networking
after edit hit service mysqld restart
login into mysql and hit this query:
GRANT ALL ON foo.* TO bar@'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';
thats it make sure your iptables allow connection from 3306 if not put the following:
iptables -A INPUT -i lo -p tcp --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 3306 -j ACCEPT