!!! MySQL Database "mysql" is the name of the command line utility. “MySQL Workbench” is the gui utility “root” is the top level user. mysql -h <host> -u <USER> -p<PASSWORD> <DBNAME> !! mysql commands status; source <filename> show databases; use <database> show tables; use <DBNAME>; exit drop database <dbname>; create database <dbname>; describe <table>; show create table <table>;