Connecting to an RDS for MySQL Instance Through MySQL-Front
MySQL-Front is a Windows front end for MySQL databases. It allows you to interact with MySQL databases through a GUI, including connecting to a database, running SQL commands, and managing tables and records.
This section uses MySQL-Front 5.4 as an example to describe how to use MySQL-Front to connect to an RDS for MySQL instance through an EIP.
Procedure
- Download and install MySQL-Front (for example, MySQL-Front 5.4).
- Start the MySQL-Front.
- In the displayed dialog box, click New.
Figure 1 Connection management
- Enter the information of the DB instance to be connected and click Ok, as shown in Figure 2.
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.
- 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.
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