iptables blocking mysql ports code example
Example 1: close external port 3306 with iptables
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 3306 -s 127.0.0.1 -d 127.0.0.1 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 3306 -j DROP
Example 2: close external port 3306 with iptables
iptables -D INPUT -p tcp --dport 3306 -s 127.0.0.1 -d 127.0.0.1 -j ACCEPT
iptables -D INPUT -p tcp --dport 3306 -j DROP