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Setting up MySQL Workbench (How-to)
Setting up MySQL Workbench (How-to)
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In this article, you will find the step by step guide to setting up MySQL Workbench.
NOTE: On initial setup, before you setup MySQL Workbench, you must run PuTTY. PuTTY setup only needs to be done once. You can find documentation on this process in the article,
Setting up PuTTY for use in MySQL Workbench
.
Setting up MySQL Workbench
Open
Citrix Receiver
.
Click
Desktops
.
Click
Open
.
Click the magnifying glass on the bottom left to search.
Type in
mysql.
Double click on the program
MySQL Workbench
.
Click
Database
.
Click
Connect to Database
.
From the
Connection Method
drop-down menu, select
Standard TCP/IP.
In the Hostname: type
data.drake.edu
If you are a Professor, in the Username: type your last name. If you are a student type your Drake ID.
Click
Store in Vault...
and type your Drake password and then click
OK
.
Click
OK
.
You should now see a screen similar to this and you will be ready to start accessing the database.
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48112
Created
Thu 2/8/18 2:57 PM
Modified
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Check out this article I found in the Client Portal knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://drake.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/2025/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=48112">https://drake.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/2025/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=48112</a><br /><br />Setting up MySQL Workbench (How-to)