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==How do I set up a MySQL/PostgreSQL account?==
==How do I set up a MySQL account?==
[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/cgi-bin/writemail.pl?username=admins Email the admins] with your username and ask them to set you up with an account for it.
[http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/cgi-bin/writemail.pl?username=admins Email the admins] with your username and ask them to set you up with an account for it.


==Now MySQL has been set up, how do I connect?==
==Now MySQL has been set up, how do I connect?==
The easiest way to do it is to enter <code>rbmysql</code> into the prompt and hit enter. You'll be asked for your password to connect to the Redbrick MySQL server. There is further [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/ documentation for MySQL] on their website.
The easiest way to do it is to enter <code>rbmysql</code> into the prompt and hit enter. You'll be asked for your password to connect to the Redbrick MySQL server. There is further [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/ documentation for MySQL] on their website.

Latest revision as of 21:15, 3 January 2016

How do I set up a MySQL account?

Email the admins with your username and ask them to set you up with an account for it.

Now MySQL has been set up, how do I connect?

The easiest way to do it is to enter rbmysql into the prompt and hit enter. You'll be asked for your password to connect to the Redbrick MySQL server. There is further documentation for MySQL on their website.