MySQL 5.5 Release Notes
The MySQL server listens on a single network socket for TCP/IP
connections. This socket is bound to a single address, but it is
possible for an address to map onto multiple network interfaces.
To specify an address, use the
--bind-address=
option at server startup, where addraddr
is an IPv4 or IPv6 address or a host name. For details, see the
--bind-address description in
Section 5.1.6, “Server Command Options”.