You can connect to your MySQL/MariaDB database server using the mysql command line.
The syntax is:
mysql -u user_name -h mysql_server_ip_address_here -p db_name_here
jose@zennewlife:~$ mysql -u funxxxx_root -h webhostingxxxxx -p funxxx_root
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 11112967
Server version: 5.5.5-10.3.22-MariaDB-cll-lve MariaDB Server
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