Let us see how command line options can be used to establish connection with the MySQL server for clients like mysql or mysqldump.For a client program to be able to connect to the MySQL server, it must use proper connection parameters, like the name of the host where the server ... Read More

Let us see the options that are supported by MySQL client programs which control how client programs establish connections to the server, whether connections are encrypted, compressed or not.These options can also be given on the command line or in an option file. The below mentioned command options can be ... Read More

Let us understand the default options, the options that expects values, and the ‘=’ sign in MySQL −By convention, the long forms of options which assign a value are written using an equals (=) sign. It has been shown below −mysql --host=tonfisk --user=jonFor options which require a value, i.e which ... Read More

Many of the MySQL programs have internal variables that are set during runtime using the SET statement. Most of these program variables can also be set at server startup with the help of the same syntax that applies to specifying the program options.Example 1The mysql has a max_allowed_packet variable which ... Read More

Some options are “boolean” and control the behavior which can be turned on or off.ExampleThe mysql client supports a --column-names option which tells whether or not to display a row of column names at the beginning of the query results.By default, this option is enabled. But sometimes, it may be ... Read More

Let us understand how MySQL command line options affect option file handling −Many of the MySQL programs which support option files handle the below options. Since these options affect option-file handling, they must be provided on the command line and not in an option ile. For it to work properly, ... Read More

Let us understand how option files can be used with MySQL programs −Most MySQL programs can read the startup options from option files, which is also known as the configuration files.Option files provide an easy way to specify commonly used options so that they need not be entered on the ... Read More

Let us understand how to use options on command line for MySQL programs −The program options which are specified on the command line follow the below rules −The options are given after the command name.An option argument begins with one dash or two dashes, and this depends on whether it ... Read More

Let us understand how to specify options in MySQL programs. There are many ways in which options can be specified for MySQL programs −Command LineThe options on the command line after entering the program name have to be listed. This is a common step for options which applies to a ... Read More

A MySQL program can be invoked from the command line (i.e, from your shell or command prompt).How to invoke?This can be done by entering the program name followed by any options or arguments that would be needed to instruct the program to do what the user wants.The below commands show ... Read More