5. Introduction

HoneyMonitor can connect to local or remote servers through normal or SSH connections. This chapter describes how to connect to MySQL^TM and how to manage connections in HoneyMonitor.

New Connection
To create a new MySQL^TM connection:

• when starting HoneyMonitor, the Connection Window is opened so you can create a new connection by filling the required fields (sec. 6);
• after the first connection, you may register as many server as you want; to create a new connection, open the Connection Form:
  1. by clicking on Server / New Connection menu;
  2. by clicking on the New Connection button of the main HoneyMonitor's toolbar;
  3. right clicking on a ''host'' node of the ''Server Object List'' tree and choosing the New Connection item (cap. 16);
  Use the Connection Window to set connection's parameters and options (sec. 6).

Editing a Stored Connection
To edit a Stored Connection:

1. open the ''Server Object List'' (chap. 16);
2. right click on the connection node and select the ''Edit Connection Options'' item from the popup menu;
3. use the Connection Window (sec. 6) to edit the connection's parameters.

Dropping a Stored Connection
To drop a Stored Connection:

1. open the ''Server Object List'' (chap. 16);
2. right click on connection node and select the ''Remove Connection from List'' item from the popup menu;
3. confirm the requested operation.

Connecting to a Stored Connection
To connect to a Stored Connection:

• when starting HoneyMonitor, the Connection Window is opened; stored connections are listed in the ''Stored Connection'' frame so you can choose which stored connection to use and then click on ''GO !'' button (sec. 6.1);
• after the first connection, you may connect to a stored connection:
  1. opening the ''Server Object List'' (chap. 16);
  2. double clicking on the connection name you want to connect to.

Disconnecting
To disconnect:

1. open the ''Server Object List'' (cap. 16);
2. right click on the connection name you want to disconnect to and select the ''Disconnect connection_name'' item from the popup menu.

Note: all opened connections will be automatically closed when closing HoneyMonitor.

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