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==How do I set up a MySQL/PostgreSQL account?==
==How do I set up a MySQL/PostgreSQL account?==
Email the admins with your username by clicking: http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/cgi-bin/writemail.pl?username=admins 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 type: rbmysql into the prompt and hit enter. You'll be asked for your password and then connected to the MySQL server. You can view MySQL's online docs by clicking http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/
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.

Revision as of 09:44, 20 January 2015

How do I set up a MySQL/PostgreSQL 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.