MindsDB provides a powerful MySQL API that allows users to connect to it
using the MySQL Command Line Client.Please note that connecting to MindsDB’s MySQL API is the same as connecting to
a MySQL database. Find more information on MySQL CLI
here.
By default, MindsDB starts the http and mysql APIs. You can define which APIs to start using the api flag as below.
To connect MindsDB in MySQL, use the mysql client program:
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mysql -h [hostname] --port [TCP/IP port number] -u [user] -p [password]
Here is the command that allows you to connect to MindsDB.
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mysql -h 127.0.0.1 --port 47335 -u mindsdb
On execution, we get:
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Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ";" or "\g".Server version: 5.7.1-MindsDB-1.0 (MindsDB)Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.MySQL [(none)]>
Now that you are all set, we recommend you check out our Use Cases section, where you’ll find various examples of regression, classification, time series, and NLP predictions with MindsDB.To learn more about MindsDB itself, follow the guide on MindsDB database structure. Also, don’t miss out on the remaining pages from the MindsDB SQL section, as they explain a common SQL syntax with examples.Have fun!