MySQL Server Properties Dialog

Use to set the properties for connecting to your MySQL database server. You open this dialog box by right-clicking the MySQL Server node in the Services window and choosing Properties.

Element Description

Basic Properties tab

    Server host name

Enter the host name for the MySQL server. The default is localhost.

    Server port number

Enter the port number for the database. The default for the MySQL database server is 3306.

    Administrator user name

Enter the Administrator user name for administrative access to the MySQL Server. You need administrative access to be able to create and remove databases.

    Administrator password

Enter the password for the server administrator. A blank password can also be a valid password.

    Save Password

Select if you want the IDE to remember your password. If selected, you will not be prompted for the user name and password on subsequent connections to the database and the Remember Password property is set to True. More

Admin Properties tab

    Path/URL to admin tool

Enter the full path or web URI to the tool you want to use to administer the MySQL server. Click Browse to locate the tool on your local file system.

    Arguments

Enter any arguments for the admin tool command in this field.

    Path to start command

Enter the location or browse for the MySQL start command. This is often the path to mysqld in the bin folder of the MySQL installation directory. You may need administrative access to run this program. If so, you can either run the IDE as a user with administrative rights, or if you are on Unix you can use gksu. To use gksu, make the start command /usr/bin/gksu (or wherever gksu is located on your system) and then make the path to mysqld the argument to the command.

    Arguments

Enter any arguments for the start command in this field.

    Path to stop command

Enter the location or browse for the MySQL stop command. This is often the path to mysqladmin in the bin folder of the MySQL installation directory. As with the start command, you may need administrative access to run this program. More <<links to "Path to the start command"

    Arguments

Enter any arguments for the start command in this field. If the command is mysqladmin then the arguments are normally -u root stop.


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