Cmmand n control telnet access

[Arthur]

In order to use MySQL from the command line, you have to start the client program first. The command looks something like; mysql -uusername -p -hhostname databasename.
You should have received that information from FQ when your database was activated.
Once you've started the client, you'll get the mysql> prompt and you can execute MySQL commands.
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Arthur

[jimarse]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if someone could help me with the following: I am new to using sql telnet clients, and I am not sure what to type after $. I expected to see 'mysql>' instead of just $. Do I have to do this:

$ mysql>SHOW DATABASES;

Or this:

$ SHOW DATABASES;

Any help really appreciated.

Jimarse.