Data ExportsData destinations

MySQL

This guide walks you through configuring MySQL as a destination for your Webflow Analyze and Optimize data export.

Prerequisites

  • If your MySQL database is protected by security groups or other firewall settings, you will need to use the Webflow static IP address: 34.69.83.207/32 to complete Step 1.

Configuration steps

1

Allow access

Create a rule in a security group or firewall settings to allowlist:

  • Incoming connections to your host and port (usually 3306) from the static IP.
  • Outgoing connections from ports 1024 to 65535 to the static IP.

Network allowlisting

Webflow Static IP: 34.69.83.207/32

2

Create writer user

Create a database user to perform the writing of the source data.

  1. Open a connection to your MySQL database.

  2. Create a user for the data transfer by executing the following SQL command.

    1CREATE USER <username>@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '<some-password>';

    Credential character limitations

    For user credentials containing special characters, please avoid using the following characters: @, [, ], /, ?, #, ", \\, +, space, &, : as these characters can break connection string parsing.

  3. Grant user required privileges on the database.

    1GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, ALTER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, CREATE VIEW ON *.* TO <username>@'%';

    If the schema/database already exists

    By default, the service creates a new schema (in MySQL, schema is synonymous with database). If you prefer to create the schema yourself before connecting the destination, you must ensure that the writer user has the proper permissions on the schema, using GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <database_name>.* TO <username>@'%';

3

Add your destination

Use the following details to complete the connection setup: host name, database name, port, your chosen schema name, username, and password.