Translations:MySQL/Startup Guide/19/en

The  switch sets the user that will be logging in. The  switch sets the host. This will usually be  unless you are setting up a remote server. Finally,  tells the mysql client that you will be entering a password to access your database. Notice the  prompt. This is where you type in all your commands. Now that we're in the mysql prompt as the root user, we can begin to setup our database.