LibreOffice Base can make working with remote MySQL databases a snap. Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to make this happen.

Type the MySQL server name or IP address and the username and password with rights to the MySQL database you need. Click "Test Connection" and select the database from the list box.

I will assume you already have MySQL Workbench installed. Creating a database The first thing to do is create a database (aka Schema). Open MySQL Workbench and connect to your database server.