MySQL Workbench - Connect to a Localhost

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scapegoat17 picture scapegoat17 · Dec 6, 2013 · Viewed 114.2k times · Source

I just installed MySQL Workbench and there are no connections available for my localhost server. When I try to make one, I get an error popup. Has anyone experienced something like this before and would be able to help me out?

Here is what it looks like on start up:

MySQL home page

And if I try to make a connection myself it shows this: enter image description here

Any help would be much appreciated - thanks!

Answer

James Smith picture James Smith · Dec 6, 2013

Sounds like you only installed the MySQL Client Tools (MySQL Workbench). You have to install the MySQL Database server, configure and start it.

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/

You probably want the MySQL Community Server download.

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