Instructions for connecting to eHD's bundled MySQL database with the standard command line client

In order to use the mysql command line client on the bundled ehd mysql database, you must use the standard mysql -u <user> -p with the following arguments: ***Note*** Execute these commands from your the mysql/bin folder of your ehelpdesk installation director (e.g. C:\Program Files\Grouplink\Everything HelpDesk\mysql\bin)

 

In Windows:

mysql -u root -p --port=3306 (assuming the standard mysql port)

 

In Linux:

./mysql -u root -p --protocol=socket --socket=/tmp/GLmysql.sock

 

other mysql commands such as mysqldump are also useable with the above arguments.