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layout: docs
page_title: connect mysql - Command
description: >-
The "connect mysql" command performs a target authorization or consumes an existing authorization token, and then launches a proxied MySQL connection.
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# connect mysql
Command: `boundary connect mysql`
The `connect mysql` command authorizes a session against a target and invokes a MySQL client for the connection.
The command fills in the local address and port.
@include 'cmd-connect-env-vars.mdx'
## Examples
The following example shows how to connect to a target with the ID `ttcp_eTcMueUYv` using a MySQL helper:
```shell-session
$ boundary connect mysql -target-id=ttcp_eTcZMueUYv \
-dbname=northwind \
-username=superuser \
-format=table
```
When prompted, you must enter the password for the user, "superuser":
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```plaintext
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.30 MySQL Community Server - GPL
Copyright (c) 2000, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql>
```
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## Usage
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```shell-session
$ boundary connect mysql [options] [args]
```
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@include 'cmd-connect-command-options.mdx'
### MySQL options:
- `-dbname` `(string: "")` - The database name you want to pass through to the client.
You can also specify the database name using the **BOUNDARY_CONNECT_DBNAME** environment variable.
- `-style` `(string: "")` - How the CLI attempts to invoke a MySQL client.
This value also sets a suitable default for `-exec`, if you did not specify a value.
The default and currently-understood value is `mysql`.
You can also specify how the CLI attempts to invoke a MySQL client using the **BOUNDARY_CONNECT_MYSQL_STYLE** environment variable.
- `-username` `(string: "")` - The username you want to pass through to the client.
This value may be overridden by credentials sourced from a credential store.
You can also specfiy a username using the **BOUNDARY_CONNECT_USERNAME** environment variable.
@include 'cmd-option-note.mdx'