How can I access the MySQL command line with XAMPP for Windows?

Question

How can I access the MySQL command line with XAMPP for Windows?

Answer 1

Xampp control panel v2.3.1 I got errors while using -h localhost

mysql -h localhost -u root

ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10060) 

So, if you installed xampp as is and did not customize any documentroot, serverroot, etc. then the following works :-

start both the services on the xampp control panel click shell enter: # mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root

that works just fine. Below is the logtrail:-

# mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.6.21 MySQL Community Server (GPL)

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