How do you connect to a local database in MySQL?

To connect to a local database, you can follow these steps:

1. Install the MySQL database server by downloading the installation program suitable for your operating system from the official MySQL website and following the instructions for installation.
2. Start the MySQL server. Depending on your operating system, you can enter mysql.server start or mysqld in the command line to start the MySQL server.
3. Open the command line terminal (Windows users can use Command Prompt or PowerShell, macOS and Linux users can use Terminal).
4. Enter the following command to connect to the MySQL database server:

mysql -u 用户名 -p

Replace “username” with the username you use to connect to the database. Then press Enter.

1. Enter the password and then press the Enter key. If you haven’t set a password, you can simply press Enter.
2. After successfully logging in, you will see the MySQL prompt (mysql>), indicating that you have successfully connected to the local MySQL database.

You can now execute various MySQL commands to manage and query the database.