Do you get write laziness in the command line everything what you need to connect to a MySQL server every time?

It may take less than minute, but sometimes one minute is vital (especially if we’re near the end of the world):

ivancp@ubuntu$ mysql -u root -p -h mysqlhost database

When we are hurry, these commands often fail several times per minute.

The solution: we can create shortcuts with bash alias commands in file ~/.bashrc :

# File ~ /. Bashrc
 
# Command "my" to connect to a local server
alias my='mysql -u root -p'
 
# Command "my2" to connect to a remote server
alias my2='mysql -u root -h 192.168.1.56 -p'

Next time if you want to access the local server just type the command my [database name] , there only ask for database password. You can use any command aliases, I prefer  “my” and “my2″ they are short and useful.

But if you have several servers comes another problem, how to know in which server I’m?

Open a mysql-cli can be super fast with alias shortcuts, but all terminals have the same default prompt: mysql>  To avoid disasters (ex. run DROP in wrong place) you can change mysql-cli prompt with option --prompt , then finally our .bashrc look like this:

#improved ~/.bashrc 
 
# Command "my" to connect to a local server
alias my='mysql -u root --password=secret --prompt="local> "'
 
# Command "my2" to connect to a remote server
alias my2='mysql -u root --password=secret  -h 192.168.1.56 --prompt="server 1> "'

Note I added --password parameter, it can be dangerous, use it under your own risk.

Enjoy!