Connecting to an RDS for MySQL Instance Through MySQL-Front

Process

1. Download and install MySQL-Front (for example, MySQL-Front 5.4).
2. Start the MySQL-Front.
3. In the displayed dialog box, click New.
   Figure 1 Connection management
   

4. Enter the information of the DB instance to be connected and click Ok, as shown in Figure 2.
   Figure 2 Adding an account
   

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description
   Name	Name for the database connection task. If you do not set this parameter, it will be the same as the Host value by default.
   Host	EIP bound to the DB instance. To obtain it: Click the instance name to go to the Basic Information page. In the navigation pane, click Connectivity & Security and check the EIP.
   Port	Database port of the DB instance. To obtain it: Click the instance name to go to the Basic Information page. In the navigation pane, click Connectivity & Security and check the database port.
   User	Username used to access the instance. The default user is root.
   Password	Password for the username you specified.

5. In the displayed window, select the connection that you have created in 4 and click Open. If the connection information is correct, the DB instance will be connected.
   Figure 3 Opening a session