Adding Remote MySQL Database Server

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HELLO:

In regard to the following Vesta instructions:
1. It is assumed you already have your second server up and running.
2. On the first server run following command: v-add-database-host mysql new-server.com root password
3. To make sure eveyrhing is in order, check database host list
v-list-database-hosts

QUESTION 1: Does this setup a "secure" SSH connection to the remote server?
QUESTION 2: Can this server be a Percona Server which was set up from scratch?

THANKS !

[skurudo]

QUESTION 1: Does this setup a "secure" SSH connection to the remote server?

Nope, If you don't connect over SSL or some other encrypted tunnel, I would absolutely assume that anything you send or receive from MySQL is done so in clear text that can be intercepted.

Docs:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en ... tions.html

QUESTION 2: Can this server be a Percona Server which was set up from scratch?

v-list-database-hosts see your Percona server? Then don't see any problem here.