MYSQL on remote linux server

Hi,

I want to setup MySQL server for database files on a linux server. Kodi will run on windows

I followed on Linux server
http://kodi.wiki/view/MySQL/Setting_up_MySQL
using bind-address = 0.0.0.0

Then I try to follow on Windows Kodi:
http://kodi.wiki/view/MySQL/Setting_up_MySQL

When I run Kodi, I see the same sources (basically samba shares). But I try to set content and doesn’t work, I go back and content is unset. My movies are not scrapped and not shown on Kodi.

What am I doing wrong? How can I see if MySQL server is actually receiving requests from Windows Kodi? And where should database files be saved on Linux server?

Thanks!

-J