How to connect to MySQL using MySQL control center? Print

MySQL Control Center (also known as MySQLCC) is a platform-independent GUI administration client for the MySQL database server. You can download it at http://www.mysql.com/products/mysqlcc/index.html.

Follow these steps to connect to your mySQL database:

1. Open the MySQLCC application
2. Register a new server (Ctrl-N). You should see the server registration form
3. Enter a name in the name text box to identify the connection
4. Enter the server address in the "Host Name" text box. You can find this information in the MySQL Manager in your control panel
5. Enter your username in the "Username" text box
6. Enter your password in the "Password" text box
7. Make sure the port is set to 3306
8. Click "Add"