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== Getting Started ==
== Getting Started with MySQL ==


=== Connecting to MySQL ===
=== Connecting to MySQL ===
To access a MySQL db you need:<br>
- user name and password
- host name or IP
- name of db


To access a database from the command line, use:
=== Two ways to access MySQL directl ===


mysql -u username -ppassword -h hostname databasename
* command line
** telnet or SSH (recommended due to enhanced security)
** MySQL client programs [<code>mysql, mysqladmin, mysqldump</code>]
 
=== To access a database from the command line ===
 
<code>mysql -u username -ppassword -h hostname databasename</code>


Note: There is no space between the -p and the password.
Note: There is no space between the -p and the password.
=== Using MySQL Client Programs ===
Install the client programs

Revision as of 13:14, 15 July 2007

Getting Started with MySQL

Connecting to MySQL

To access a MySQL db you need:
- user name and password - host name or IP - name of db

Two ways to access MySQL directl

  • command line
    • telnet or SSH (recommended due to enhanced security)
    • MySQL client programs [mysql, mysqladmin, mysqldump]

To access a database from the command line

mysql -u username -ppassword -h hostname databasename

Note: There is no space between the -p and the password.

Using MySQL Client Programs

Install the client programs