MySQL command line client for Windows

mysql.exe can do just that....

To connect,

mysql -u root -p (press enter)

It should prompt you to enter root password (u = username, p = password)

Then you can use SQL database commands to do pretty much anything....

You can choose only install the client during server install. The website only offers to let you download the full installer (grab whatever version you want from http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/).

In the install wizard, when prompted for installation type (typical, minimal, custom), choose 'Custom'. On the next screen, select to NOT install the server, and proceed with the rest of the install as normal.

When you're done, you should see just the relevant client programs (mysql, mysqldump, etc) in C:\Program Files\MySQL..\bin

You can also download MySql workbench (31Mo) which includes mysql.exe and mysqldump.exe.

I successfully tested this when i had to run Perl scripts using DBD:MySql module to run SQL statements against a distant MySql db.

Its pretty simple. I saved the mysql community server in my D:\ drive. Hence this is how i did it.

Goto D:\mysql-5.7.18-winx64\bin and in the address bar type cmd and press enter, so command prompt will open. Now if you're using it for the first time type as mysql -u root -ppress enter. Then it will ask for password, again press enter. Thats it you are connected to the mysql server.

Before this make sure wamp or xampp any of the local server is running because i couldn't able to connect to mysql wihthout xampp running.

Happy Coding.

You can access mySQL in command line just by typing:

C:\www\mysql\bin> mysql -u root -p

After which you can type sql commands normally such as:

mysql> SHOW DATABASES;

Here, I am assuming you mySQL installation directory is C:\www\mysql.