Connect to MySQL from the command line
To connect to MySQL from the command line:
Log in to your A2 Hosting account using SSH.
At the command line, type the following command, replacing USERNAME with your username:
mysql -u USERNAME -p
At the Enter Password prompt, type your password. When you type the correct password,
the mysql> prompt appears.
To display a list of databases, type the following command at the mysql> prompt:
show databases;
To access a specific database, type the following command at the mysql> prompt,
replacing DBNAME with the database that you want to access:
use DBNAME;
After you access a database, you can run SQL queries, list tables, and so on. Additionally:
To view a list of MySQL commands, type help at the mysql> prompt.
To exit the mysql program, type \q at the mysql> prompt.
