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

In terminal:

cd C:\xampp\mysql\bin

mysql -h 127.0.0.1 --port=3306 -u root --password

Hit ENTER if the password is an empty string. Now you are in. You can list all available databases, and select one using the fallowing:

SHOW DATABASES;
USE database_name_here;

SHOW TABLES
DESC table_name_here
SELECT * FROM table_name_here

Remember about the ";" at the end of each SQL statement.

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