Connecting to an RDS for MySQL Instance Through MySQL-Front

Procedure

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	Specify a name for the database connection task. If you do not specify this parameter, it will be the same as that configured for Host by default.
   Host	Enter the EIP bound to the DB instance. To obtain the EIP: Click the instance name to enter the Overview page. In the navigation pane, click Connectivity & Security and check the EIP.
   Port	Enter the database port of the DB instance. To obtain the port: Click the instance name to enter the Overview page. In the navigation pane, click Connectivity & Security and check the database port.
   User	Enter the username used for accessing the instance. The default user is root.
   Password	Enter the password of the username.

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
   

Follow-up Operations

After logging in to the DB instance, you can create or migrate databases.

• Creating a MySQL Database Using the Console
• Creating a MySQL Database Using an API
• Managing MySQL Databases Using DAS
• Migrating MySQL Databases Using DRS
• Migrating Data to RDS for MySQL Using mysqldump