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Becky Castle
15,294 PointsUnable to "connect to host machine" in mySQL workbench
My predicament is identical to a previous post, HOWEVER...
I followed the advice given in the first comment, and </br> <ol> <li>1. setup a new connection </li>
<li>2. changed both the connection & host name to "localhost" as Andy had done in the video</li>
<li>3. clicked "configure server management" and continued through all of the tabs</li> </ol>
It seemed to working out ok UNTIL I got to "test settings" -- apparently I am unable to "connect to host machine". (I did get green checkmarks for the other two stipulations listed.)</br>
Why am I unable to connect to my host machine? Do I need to install MAMP or XAMP?
3 Answers
jne
12,613 PointsIf you are using localhost aka a server on your machine you need to install xamp, wamp, mamp depending on what OS you are using.
Robyn Cantrell
7,603 PointsIn the MySql Utilities menu, check to see that the server is started. To get there, start menu, mysql, utilities.
Becky Castle
15,294 PointsSorry for my delayed response --- thanks for your help, you guys! I THINK it's working, now that I installed Xampp and got the MySql db running from there. (I guess only true use of this program will show if it's in working order-- and for that I need to delve into more courses, lol!)
Thanks again!