Chapter 3. Starting MySQL Administrator

Table of Contents

Introduction
Connection Dialog
Options Dialog
Administrator
General Options
Connections
Troubleshooting Connection Errors

Introduction

The way you start MySQL Administrator depends on the operating system you are using:

  • On Windows, start MySQL Administrator by double-clicking its desktop icon, or by selecting its item from the Start menu. Alternatively, you can open a DOS window and start it from the command line:

          c:\> c:\program directory\mysql\bin\mysqladministrator.exe
         

    program directory is the default directory for programs on your machine, for example c:\program files or c:\programme. If your path contains spaces, you should enclose the command within quote characters. For example:

          c:\> "c:\program files\mysql\bin\mysqladministrator.exe"
         

  • On Linux desktops, start MySQL Administrator by double-clicking its desktop icon, or by selecting its item from from the Start menu. Alternatively, you can start it from a console window:

          shell> mysqladministrator
         

    [SH] Mike: Will the binary's location be added to the $PATH? Is the name of the executable correct?