MySQL (Client)
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- 13 August 2015 at 13:58 UTC
- Package name : mysql-client
- Publisher : Oracle Corporation
- Documentation : See the official documentation of MySQL (Client)
- Categorie : Web
- OS : Linux
- License : Free
MySQL client contains all the tools needed to manage your MySQL server: importing SQL files, backing up the database, ...
Indeed, once the "mysql-client" package is installed, you can manage your MySQL server directly from the terminal of your favorite Linux distribution (such as: Ubuntu or Debian) rather than installing a web server, as well as the PhpMyAdmin web interface.
Thanks to the MySQL client and the "mysql-common" package that depends on it, you can easily:
- connect to your MySQL server.
- display the MySQL client version.
- display the list of existing MySQL databases on your MySQL server.
- quickly import SQL files with a single command.
- back up your MySQL databases.
- manage your MySQL users.
- manage privileges on your MySQL databases.
- change the authentication mode of your MySQL server.
- and more.
This is very practical for following some procedures provided by manufacturers of IT solutions, such as Xabbix for server monitoring, for example.
Note: installing the "mysql-client" package will install the best version of the MySQL client. Currently: mysql-client-8.0.