Update how-to-use-mysql-on-hypernode.md

Author: Cieper

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 # How to Use Mysql on Hypernode
 
-This article explains how to use MySQL on Hypernode, from finding your credentials, whitelisting your IP address to using PHPMyAdmin.
+This article explains how to use MySQL on Hypernode, from finding your credentials, allowlisting your IP address, to using PHPMyAdmin.
 
 ## Finding Your Credentials
 
@@ -35,41 +35,41 @@ host = mysqlmaster.example.hypernode.io
 ## What You Should Know
 
 - There is no predefined database, so you should create your own.
-- The `app`user is the local superuser. This means you can (among other things):
-  - Can create your own databases;
-  - Create users;
+- The `app` user is the local superuser. This means you can (among other things):
+  - Create your own databases;
+  - Create users and manage passwords;
   - Define views and triggers.
-- If you want to use a GUI to work on your database we recommend using a local GUI ([HeidiSQL](../../best-practices/database/how-to-use-heidisql-on-hypernode.md)) instead of an online GUI ([PHPMyAdmin](../mysql/how-to-use-phpmyadmin.md)).
+- If you want to use a GUI to work on your database we recommend using a local GUI (Such as [HeidiSQL](../../best-practices/database/how-to-use-heidisql-on-hypernode.md) on Windows) instead of an online GUI ([PHPMyAdmin](../mysql/how-to-use-phpmyadmin.md)).
 
 ## Whitelisting Your IP Address
 
-Port 3306 is fire-walled on all Hypernodes to prevent hackers and bruteforces from connecting to your MySQL instance. That's why if you want to externally connect to MySQL on the Hypernode, you’ll need to add a whitelisting entry first.
+Port 3306 is firewalled on all Hypernodes to prevent hackers and bruteforces from connecting to your MySQL instance. That's why if you want to externally connect to MySQL on the Hypernode, you’ll need to add the remote IP address to the allowlist first.
 
-### Whitelist via the hypernode-systemctl CLI Tool
+### Allow an IP via the hypernode-systemctl CLI tool
 
 First check which IP addresses have been whitelisted already, if any.
 
 ```console
 hypernode-systemctl whitelist get
 ```
 
-### Adding to Whitelist
+### Adding to the Allowlist
 
-To add more values to your whitelists you can run the following. Please note that descriptions are optional:
+To add more values to your allowlist you can run the following. Please note that descriptions are optional:
 
 ```console
-hypernode-systemctl whitelist add database 1.2.3.4 --description "my description"
+hypernode-systemctl whitelist add database 203.0.113.4 --description "my description"
 ```
 
-### Removing From Whitelist
+### Removing From the Allowlist
 
-To remove values from your whitelists you can run the following:
+To remove IP addresses from your allowlists you can run the following:
 
 ```console
-hypernode-systemctl whitelist remove database 1.2.3.4
+hypernode-systemctl whitelist remove database 203.0.113.4
 ```
 
-### Whitelist via the Control Panel
+### Manage the Allowlist via the Control Panel
 
 It's also possible to whitelist an IP address via the Control Panel
 
@@ -98,16 +98,18 @@ Use your credentials to connect like so:
 mysql --host=mysqlmaster.example.hypernode.io --user=app --password=mypassword
 ```
 
+Please note you will need to add the remote host's IP address to the allowlist first, as described above.
+
 ### Using HeidiSQL/PHPMyAdmin to Connect to MySQL
 
 Read the following articles on how to use both HeidiSQL and PHPMyAdmin for Hypernode:
 
-- Using HeidiSQL
-- Using PHPMyAdmin
+- Using [HeidiSQL](../../best-practices/database/how-to-use-heidisql-on-hypernode.md
+- Using [PHPMyAdmin](../mysql/how-to-use-phpmyadmin.md)
 
 ### Using an SSH Tunnel to Circumvent Firewalls
 
-If you are blocked by a firewall, you can tunnel the remote MySQL service to your local computer (Mac or Linux).
+If you are blocked by a firewall, you can create a temporary tunnel between the remote MySQL service and your local computer.
 
 Use this command:
 
@@ -154,15 +156,15 @@ You should consider using Magerun (see above), but you could use HeidiSQL to cre
 
 Hypernode offers several version of MySQL to be able to meet te requirements of several Magento, Shopware and Akeneo versions. For example, if you want to install Magento 2.4, you'd have to run MySQL 5.7 or 8.0.
 
-To upgrade your MySQL version you can use[the hypernode-systemctl tool](../tools/how-to-use-the-hypernode-systemctl-cli-tool.md#mysql) through the command line.
+To upgrade your MySQL version you can use [the hypernode-systemctl tool](../tools/how-to-use-the-hypernode-systemctl-cli-tool.md#mysql) through the command line.
 
 ```console
 hypernode-systemctl settings mysql_version --value 5.7
 ```
 
 ### How to Create a New Database
 
-To create a new database, we’ll login using the MySQL client and drop the database using the command line.
+To create a new database, we’ll login using the MySQL client and create the database using the command line.
 
 ```bash
 DATABASE="new_database"
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ To prevent incorrect deletion of database that are still in use, ensure yourself
 
 - The database is not used anymore by checking it’s content.
 - The database is not defined in your application configuration anymore.
-  (IE: Check the `local.xml` and/or your `wp-config.php).`
+  (IE: Check the `local.xml`, `env.php`, and/or your `wp-config.php).
 - You created a backup to ensure yourself you are able to restore the database if necessary.
 
 When you are 100% sure it is safe to delete the database, issue the following command:
@@ -204,70 +206,64 @@ TABLE="core_url_rewrite"
 mysql "$DATABASE" -e "TRUNCATE TABLE $TABLE"
 ```
 
-### Changing Your MySQL 5.6 Password
+## Changing Your Password
+
+How you change the database password depends on what version of MySQL you are running on your Hypernode.
+
+### Changing Your Password on MySQL 5.6
 
 Login to your MySQL server via the following command:
 
 ```console
 mysql
 ```
 
-This will get you into the MySQL prompt. Now change the password for a given user account using this command:
+This will get you into the MySQL prompt. In this example we change the password for the `app` user to `p4ssw0rd`
 
 ```mysql
-update user set password=PASSWORD('newpassword') where user='username';
+SET PASSWORD FOR 'app'@'%' = PASSWORD("p4ssw0rd");
 ```
 
-Let’s assume here that your username is ‘trial’ and your new password is ‘hypernode’. Your actual command would look like this:
+Your password has been updated. There’s no need to restart the MySQL demon. Exit the MySQL with
 
 ```mysql
-update user set password=PASSWORD('hypernode') where user='trial';
+exit;
 ```
 
-Now your password is changed in the database, but they haven’t filtered into memory yet. Change that by typing:
+### Changing Your Password on MySQL 5.7
 
-```mysql
-flush privileges;
+Login to your MySQL server via the following command
+
+```console
+mysql
 ```
 
-Your password has been updated. There’s no need to restart the MySQL demon. Exit the MySQL with
+This will get you into the MySQL prompt. In this example we change the password for the `app` user to `p4ssw0rd`
 
 ```mysql
-exit;
+ALTER USER `app` IDENTIFIED BY 'p4ssw0rd';
 ```
 
-## How to Upgrade Your MySQL Version
-
-### Upgrading to MySQL 5.7
-
-**Please note that once you have upgraded the MySQL version on your Hypernode, you won't be able to downgrade it.**
-
-You can upgrade the MySQL version on your Hypernode from 5.6 to 5.7 with the following command:
+Your password has been updated. There’s no need to restart the MySQL demon. Exit the MySQL with
 
-```bash
-hypernode-systemctl settings mysql_version 5.7
+```mysql
+exit;
 ```
 
-You can then check with `livelog` when the process has finished and your MySQL version has been upgraded.
+Remember to update your `~/.my.cnf` with your new password so you could easily login your MySQL-CLI without entering the password each time.
 
-### Changing Your MySQL 5.7 Password
+### Changing Your Password on MySQL 8.0
 
 Login to your MySQL server via the following command
 
 ```console
 mysql
 ```
 
-This will get you into the MySQL prompt. Now change the password for a given user account using this command, in this case the `app` user:
+This will get you into the MySQL prompt. In this example we change the password for the `app` user to `p4ssw0rd`
 
 ```mysql
-update user set authentication_string=password('newpassword') where user='app';
-```
-
-Now your password is changed in the database, but they haven’t filtered into memory yet. Change that by typing:
-
-```mysql
-flush privileges;
+ALTER USER `app` IDENTIFIED BY 'p4ssw0rd';
 ```
 
 Your password has been updated. There’s no need to restart the MySQL demon. Exit the MySQL with
@@ -278,11 +274,25 @@ exit;
 
 Remember to update your `~/.my.cnf` with your new password so you could easily login your MySQL-CLI without entering the password each time.
 
+## How to Upgrade Your MySQL Version
+
+### Upgrading to MySQL 5.7
+
+**Please note that once you have upgraded the MySQL version on your Hypernode, you won't be able to downgrade it.**
+
+You can upgrade the MySQL version on your Hypernode from 5.6 to 5.7 with the following command:
+
+```console
+hypernode-systemctl settings mysql_version 5.7
+```
+
+You can then check with `livelog` when the process has finished and your MySQL version has been upgraded.
+
 ### Upgrading to MySQL 8.0
 
 **Please note that once you have upgraded the MySQL version on your Hypernode, you won't be able to downgrade it.**
 
-Before you can upgrade to MySQL 8.0 you first need to upgrade the MySQL version to 5.7 and wait for this process to finish. Once You can upgrade the MySQL version on your Hypernode from 5.7 to 8.0 with the following command:
+Before you can upgrade to MySQL 8.0 you first need to upgrade the MySQL version to 5.7 and wait for this process to finish. Once that is done, you can upgrade the MySQL version on your Hypernode from 5.7 to 8.0 with the following command:
 
 ```console
 hypernode-systemctl settings mysql_version 8.0