Help please! I downloaded mysql, xampp, and wampserver but I don't know how to access sql in the cmd?

Question

I'm very very new to the whole coding field. Can someone just point me in the right direction? I'm super confused. I

Answer 1

Also you can just try localhost/phpmyadmin in your browser. It for sure easier then via command line and if you want to learn queries you can in phpmyadmin.

Answer 2

Try the same password and user name in phpmyadmin. root/root

Or even no password.

Answer 3

Go to wamp folder, find mysql.exe, have fun. You can use cmd.exe as you command line interface or install PowerShell and save yourself a hadeache. ;) Ask if you need more assistance.

Answer 4

What about for xampp? I'm using a Mac.

Answer 5

Try this in your terminal:

/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/mysql -u root -p

If you didn't changed password when installing, by default it should be "root" (not sure tho, but try it).

Answer 6

for some reason, the password seems to be incorrect

Answer 7

mysql -uroot -p
and type your password