I had a tricky time getting this to work correctly, so I thought I’d publish how I was successful.
I need to make a MySQL connection on a remote server.  Opening up the MySQL port of 3306 is simply not an option since it would make it vulnerable to crackers plus the queries involve credit application [...]

Due to family matters, I haven’t had much desire to post anything for a long time.  Hopefully, I can get myself into the mood to write more often.  I would especially like to get the Ass-Hate of the Week Award updated.  For the moment, though, I’ll just mention the latest cool Linux tool.
A few weeks [...]