How to test MySQL installation

Q: How do I test the MySQL installation?

A: You can test whether the MySQL server is working by the following command:

C:\> C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqlshowC:\> C:\Program
Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqlshow -u root mysqlC:\> C:\Program
Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqladmin version status procC:\> C:\Program
Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysql test

If Mysqld is slow to respond to client-side TCP/IP connections, it may be a DNS issue. At this point, use the--skip-name-resolve option to start the mysqld and use only localhost and IP numbers in the host column of the MySQL authorization table.

You can force a MySQL client to use a named pipe connection instead of a TCP/IP connection through the--pipe or--protocol=pipe option, or specify. (stage) as the host name. Use the--socket option to specify the pipe name.