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Connecting to a DB Instance Running the MySQL Database Engine
Once Amazon RDS provisions your DB Instance, you can use any standard SQL client application to connect to the instance. In this example, you connect to a DB Instance running the MySQL database engine using the MySQL command line tools.
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For more information on using MySQL, go to the MySQL documentation. |
CLI
To connect to a DB Instance using the MySQL monitor
Type the following command at a command prompt to connect to a DB Instance using the MySQL monitor; substitute the DNS name for your DB Instance.
PROMPT> mysql -h myinstance.mydnsnameexample.rds.amazonaws.com -P 3306 -u mymasteruser -p
You will see output similar to the following.
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 350 Server version: 5.1.32-log MySQL Community Server (GPL) Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql>
CLI
To connect to a DB Instance with SSL using the MySQL monitor
Download the public key for the Amazon RDS signing certificate from https://rds.amazonaws.com/doc/mysql-ssl-ca-cert.pem.
Type the following command at a command prompt to connect to a DB Instance with SSL using the MySQL monitor; substitute the DNS name for your DB Instance and the SSL certificate file name as appropriate. Enter the master user password when prompted.
PROMPT> mysql -h myinstance.mydnsnameexample.rds.amazonaws.com --ssl_ca=cert-mysql-ssl-ca.pem
You will see output similar to the following.
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 350 Server version: 5.1.32-log MySQL Community Server (GPL) Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql>
