{"id":1889,"date":"2023-03-29T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/?post_type=help&#038;p=1889"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:43:09","slug":"connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database","status":"publish","type":"help","link":"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect a Database Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you prefer to use a different database tool other than AdminNeo, here\u2019s how you can connect your tool of choice to any site in Local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an example, we\u2019ll use MySQL Workbench, but there are many other tools you can use, such as DBeaver, TablePlus, and Navicat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#windows\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Windows<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-1-go-to-the-site-s-database-tab-in-local\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Step 1: Go to the site\u2019s \u201cDatabase\u201d tab in Local <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-2-create-a-new-connection-in-your-mysql-tool\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Step 2: Create a new connection in your MySQL tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-3-test-and-save-the-connection\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Step 3: Test and save the Connection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#macos-and-linux\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">MacOS and Linux <\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#socket-connection\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Socket Connection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#tcp-ip-connection\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">TCP\/IP Connection<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-1-open-site-shell\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Step 1: Open Site Shell<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-2-run-commands\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Step 2: Run Commands<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-3-test-and-save-connection\" class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\">Step 3: Test and Save Connection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#tableplus\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#tableplus\">TablePlus<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-1-download-and-install-tableplus\" data-type=\"help\" data-id=\"1889\">Step 1: Download and Install TablePlus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-2-create-a-connection\" data-type=\"help\" data-id=\"1889\">Step 2: Create a Connection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/help-docs\/advanced\/connect-a-tool-like-mysql-workbench-to-my-local-sites-database\/#step-3-copy-local-database-details\" data-type=\"help\" data-id=\"1889\">Step 3: Copy Local Database Details<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"windows\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Windows<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-1-go-to-the-site-s-database-tab-in-local\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 1: Go to the site\u2019s \u201cDatabase\u201d tab in Local <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2484\" height=\"1610\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-3.10.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-3.10.42-PM.png 2484w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-3.10.42-PM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-3.10.42-PM-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-3.10.42-PM-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-3.10.42-PM-1536x996.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-3.10.42-PM-2048x1327.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2484px) 100vw, 2484px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-2-create-a-new-connection-in-your-mysql-tool\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 2: Create a new connection in your MySQL tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use <code>localhost<\/code> as the Hostname<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the <code>Port<\/code> in the site\u2019s Database tab as the Port<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the <code>Username<\/code> and <code>Password<\/code> from the Database tab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1786\" height=\"1180\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-4.26.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-4.26.28-PM.png 1786w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-4.26.28-PM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-4.26.28-PM-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-4.26.28-PM-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-4.26.28-PM-1536x1015.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1786px) 100vw, 1786px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-3-test-and-save-the-connection\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 3: Test and save the Connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"macos-and-linux\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>MacOS and Linux <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"socket-connection\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Socket Connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MacOS and Linux utilize a socket connection by default. If you navigate to the Database tab in Local you should see the socket information that can be pasted into your Database tool. Here are screenshots of the Local Database tab and a Socket Connection setup within MySQL Workbench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-10.58.18-AM-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-10.58.18-AM-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-10.58.18-AM-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-10.58.18-AM-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-10.58.18-AM-1536x964.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-10.58.18-AM-2048x1285.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-11.10.38-AM-1024x671.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-11.10.38-AM-1024x671.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-11.10.38-AM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-11.10.38-AM-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-11.10.38-AM-1536x1006.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-11.10.38-AM.png 1912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"tcp-ip-connection\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>TCP\/IP Connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on your MySQL client or application, you may need to connect using TCP\/IP instead of Unix sockets. To do so, you can create a new MySQL user bound to the IPv4 loopback address (127.0.0.1) and grant it the necessary privileges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-1-open-site-shell\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 1: Open Site Shell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can click on the Site Shell button located underneath the name of your site, or right-click on the site you wish to connect to via TCP\/IP in Local&#8217;s sidebar and select Site Shell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.58.39-AM-1024x663.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.58.39-AM-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.58.39-AM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.58.39-AM-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.58.39-AM-1536x995.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.58.39-AM.png 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-2-run-commands\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 2: Run Commands<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In your Shell, run this command, which will Allow <code>root<\/code> to connect via <code>127.0.0.1<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>mysql -e \"CREATE USER 'root'@'127.0.0.1' IDENTIFIED BY 'root'; GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'root'@'127.0.0.1';\"<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obtain the TCP\/IP port on which MySQL is currently running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>mysql -e \"SHOW VARIABLES WHERE Variable_name = 'port';\"<\/code> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Here&#8217;s an example of what you should see after running those commands:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.36.26-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2543\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.36.26-AM.png 360w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-8.36.26-AM-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-3-test-and-save-connection\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 3: Test and Save Connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-drop-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-9.20.27-AM-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-9.20.27-AM-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-9.20.27-AM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-9.20.27-AM-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-9.20.27-AM-1536x1017.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-12-at-9.20.27-AM.png 1788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"tableplus\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>TablePlus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many tools available that you can use to connect to your Local site databases. One available tool is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tableplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TablePlus<\/strong><\/a>, an easy-to-use database manager for Windows and Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"help-step-block_ea8a21e4ad4c54c12ea604865e2183c6\" class=\"help-note-container help-type-note\">\n\t<div class=\"help-icon\">\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M256 512a256 256 0 1 1 0-512 256 256 0 1 1 0 512zm0-464a208 208 0 1 0 0 416 208 208 0 1 0 0-416zm70.7 121.9c7.8-10.7 22.8-13.1 33.5-5.3 10.7 7.8 13.1 22.8 5.3 33.5L243.4 366.1c-4.1 5.7-10.5 9.3-17.5 9.8-7 .5-13.9-2-18.8-6.9l-55.9-55.9c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9s24.6-9.4 33.9 0l36 36 105.6-145.2z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t<\/div>\n    <div class=\"help-text\">\n\t\t<p>If you are already a TablePlus user, you can make use of the\u00a0TablePlus Add-on\u00a0to quickly access the Local site\u2019s database within TablePlus. If you have any questions about the add-on itself, please see the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/community\/c\/tableplus\/26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dedicated category in the forums<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2571 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-1.12.50-PM-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-1.12.50-PM-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-1.12.50-PM-1024x671.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-1.12.50-PM-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-1.12.50-PM-1536x1006.png 1536w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-1.12.50-PM-2048x1341.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-1-download-and-install-tableplus\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 1: Download and Install TablePlus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tableplus.com\/release\/osx\/tableplus_latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mac<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tableplus.com\/release\/windows\/tableplus_latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Windows<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-2-create-a-connection\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 2: Create a Connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within TablePlus you&#8217;ll select Create connection, and then choose MySQL to see a prompt like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-12.16.56-PM-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2565\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.342087525276481;width:788px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-12.16.56-PM-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-12.16.56-PM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-12.16.56-PM-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2025-11-13-at-12.16.56-PM.png 1454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"step-3-copy-local-database-details\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Step 3: Copy Local Database Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With your site Started in Local, navigate to the Database tab where you can find the details to connect. The steps will be similar to the sections above, depending on whether you choose to connect via Socket, or TCP\/IP. Once you&#8217;ve copied over what you need from Local, click \u201cTest\u201d. You should see several green fields if the connection was established successfully. If so, click \u201cConnect\u201d and start editing, but be sure to keep Local running while you\u2019re using TablePlus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-1.20.18-PM-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-1.20.18-PM-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-1.20.18-PM-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-1.20.18-PM-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/localwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zight-2025-11-13-at-1.20.18-PM.jpg 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need more information TablePlus has a lot of&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tableplus.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/getting-started-with-tableplus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great resources on this page<\/a>.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/community.localwp.com\/c\/support\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Community Support<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you prefer to use a different database tool other than AdminNeo, here\u2019s how you can connect your tool of choice to any site in Local. 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