If you're accessing a MariaDB or MySQL server remotely, you should set up SSL/TLS encryption to secure the traffic. Join me as I configure a MariaDB server to serve over TLS, then set up a MariaDB client and a PHP PDO application to access the server over TLS.

The commands I used in this video can be found in text form here: https://nerdonthestreet.com/wiki?find=Configure+MariaDB+for+SSL%3Aslash%3ATLS