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To connect to the server, you'll usually need to provide a MySQL
username when you invoke mysql
and, most likely, a password. If the
server runs on a machine other than the one where you log in, you'll also
need to specify a hostname. Contact your administrator to find out what
connection parameters you should use to connect (that is, what host, username,
and password to use). Once you know the proper parameters, you should be
able to connect like this:
shell> mysql -h host -u user -p Enter password: ******** |
host
and user
represent the hostname where your MySQL server is
running and the username of your MySQL account. Substitute appropriate values
for your setup.
The ********
represents your password; enter it when mysql
displays the Enter password:
prompt.
If that works, you should see some introductory information followed by a
mysql>
prompt:
shell> mysql -h host -u user -p Enter password: ******** Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 25338 to server version: 4.0.14-log Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> |
The prompt tells you that mysql
is ready for you to enter commands.
Some MySQL installations allow users to connect as the anonymous
(unnamed) user to the server running on the local host. If this is the case
on your machine, you should be able to connect to that server by invoking
mysql
without any options:
shell> mysql |
After you have connected successfully, you can disconnect any time by typing
QUIT
(or \q
) at the mysql>
prompt:
mysql> QUIT Bye |
On Unix, you can also disconnect by pressing Control-D.
Most examples in the following sections assume you are connected to the
server. They indicate this by the mysql>
prompt.
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