How to test which port MySQL is running on and whether it can be connected to?
I have installed MySQL and even logged in there as a user.
But when I try to connect like this:
http://localhost:3306
mysql://localhost:3306
Neither works. Not sure if both are supposed to work, but at least one of them should :)
How can I make sure that the port is indeed 3306? Is there a linux command to see it somehow? Also, is there a more correct way to try it via a url?
Answer
To find a listener on a port, do this:
netstat -tln
You should see a line that looks like this if mysql is indeed listening on that port.
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:3306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
Port 3306 is MySql's default port.
To connect, you just have to use whatever client you require, such as the basic mysql client.
mysql -h localhost -u user database
Or a url that is interpreted by your library code.