Differences in connecting to MySQL from Bash Console and from MySQL Console (At PythonAnywhere)

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#1 MySQL Console



#2 Bash Console (With Error Message)

Can you tell me what's the issue with my bash

Yes — this is a very common PythonAnywhere confusion, and your setup is actually fine 👍
The issue is not your bash. It’s where MySQL exists on PythonAnywhere.

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What you’re seeing (and why)

✅ Image 1 (MySQL console works)

You opened PythonAnywhere’s MySQL console:

pgsql
MySQL: ashishjain1545$default
Server version: 8.0.40 Source distribution

✔ This is PythonAnywhere’s managed MySQL server
✔ It lives on PythonAnywhere infrastructure, not inside your bash VM
✔ PythonAnywhere connects you using TCP, not a local socket

So this works ✅

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❌ Image 2 (Bash → mysql fails)

In the Bash console you ran:

bash
mysql

And got:

vbnet
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server
through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'

This happens because:

❌ There is NO local MySQL server running inside your bash container
❌ /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock does not exist
❌ PythonAnywhere does not allow you to run MySQL locally

So Bash is doing exactly what it should — it’s just looking in the wrong place.

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🔑 Key Concept (Important)

On PythonAnywhere:

Thing	Exists?
Local MySQL server in bash	❌ No
/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock	❌ No
PythonAnywhere MySQL service	✅ Yes
Access via TCP host	✅ Yes

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✅ Correct way to use MySQL from Bash on PythonAnywhere

You must specify host, user, and database:

bash
mysql \
  -u ashishjain1545 \
  -h ashishjain1545.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com \
  -p

OR (short form):

bash
mysql -u ashishjain1545 -h ashishjain1545.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com -p

Then enter your MySQL password (from the Databases tab).

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❌ What NOT to do on PythonAnywhere

bash
mysql
mysql -u root
mysql -u ashish
mysql --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

These only work on machines where MySQL is installed locally, which PythonAnywhere does not allow.

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✅ Correct mental model

Think of PythonAnywhere like this:

arduino
[ Your Bash Console ]
        |
        |  TCP
        v
[ PythonAnywhere MySQL Server ]

Not:

css
[ Bash ] → [ Local MySQL ] ❌

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✅ Summary (TL;DR)

• ✔ Your MySQL is working

• ✔ Your bash is working

• ❌ There is no local MySQL daemon

• ✅ Always connect using -h <username>.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com

• ✅ Or use the MySQL console tab (which you already did)

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Query: $ mysql -u ashishjain1545 -h ashishjain1545.mysql.pythonanywhere-services.com -p

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Create a user in MySQL

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To create a new user in MySQL, follow these steps after logging into the MySQL prompt as root:

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✅ Step-by-Step: Create a New User in MySQL

1. Login to MySQL

bash
mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted.

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2. Create the User

sql
CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

✅ Example:

sql
CREATE USER 'ashish'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'StrongPass@123';

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3. Grant Permissions

You can grant full privileges on a database like this:

sql
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON your_database.* TO 'username'@'localhost';

✅ Example:

sql
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON translation_app.* TO 'ashish'@'localhost';

If the database doesn't exist yet:

sql
CREATE DATABASE translation_app;

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4. Apply Changes

sql
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

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✅ Verify:

sql
SELECT User, Host FROM mysql.user;

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Let me know if you'd like to grant only read access, create the user for remote access, or anything more specific.

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Install MySQL Workbench (Community Edition)

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(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~$ sudo apt install mysql-workbench
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mysql-workbench

This error means mysql-workbench is not available in your default APT sources, which is common in some Ubuntu derivatives or if the required universe repository isn't enabled.

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✅ Solution: Enable universe repository and update

Run the following commands:

bash
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mysql-workbench

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🛠 If you're still getting errors

It's possible your system is:

• Not Ubuntu (e.g., Linux Mint, MX Linux, or older version)

• Or the MySQL Workbench version is not supported in the official repos

In that case, you can install Workbench via .deb package from MySQL’s official site.

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✅ Manual Install (if APT fails)

1. Download .deb package from MySQL:

Visit:
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/

Select:

• OS: Ubuntu/Linux DEB

• Version: Match your Ubuntu version (e.g., 22.04)

2. Install downloaded .deb package:

Assuming the file is named mysql-workbench_*.deb:

bash
sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench_*.deb
sudo apt --fix-broken install

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Let me know your Ubuntu version:

bash
lsb_release -a

I can then give you the exact .deb download link or instructions tailored to your distro.

(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb 
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-workbench-community.
(Reading database ... 171412 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack mysql-workbench-community_8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-workbench-community (8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-workbench-community:
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.4); however:
  Package libatkmm-1.6-1v5 is not installed.
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libglibmm-2.4-1t64 (>= 2.66.7); however:
  Package libglibmm-2.4-1t64 is not installed.
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libgtkmm-3.0-1t64 (>= 3.24.9); however:
  Package libgtkmm-3.0-1t64 is not installed.
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libmysqlclient21 (>= 8.0.11); however:
  Package libmysqlclient21 is not installed.
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libodbc2 (>= 2.3.1); however:
  Package libodbc2 is not installed.
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libproj25 (>= 9.4.0); however:
  Package libproj25 is not installed.
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0); however:
  Package libsigc++-2.0-0v5 is not installed.
 mysql-workbench-community depends on libzip4t64 (>= 0.10); however:
  Package libzip4t64 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package mysql-workbench-community (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-4) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-workbench-community

You're almost there! The error you're seeing is due to missing dependencies required by the .deb package. Fortunately, this is common and can be easily fixed using APT.

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✅ Fix MySQL Workbench Installation

After running dpkg, follow up with this command to automatically install all the missing dependencies:

bash
sudo apt --fix-broken install

This will:

• Fetch and install all the missing packages required

• Complete the installation of MySQL Workbench

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🧪 Then (optional): Verify installation

You can launch MySQL Workbench via:

bash
mysql-workbench

Or search for it in your application menu.

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🛠 If --fix-broken doesn’t work

You can manually install all missing dependencies listed:

bash
sudo apt install libatkmm-1.6-1v5 libglibmm-2.4-1t64 libgtkmm-3.0-1t64 libmysqlclient21 libodbc2 libproj25 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 libzip4t64

Then re-run the .deb installer:

bash
sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb

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Let me know if you'd prefer a lightweight MySQL GUI alternative (e.g., DBeaver, Beekeeper, or HeidiSQL via Wine).

Above debugging fixed my issues:

I ran the below three commands:

sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb 
sudo apt install libatkmm-1.6-1v5 libglibmm-2.4-1t64 libgtkmm-3.0-1t64 libmysqlclient21 libodbc2 libproj25 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 libzip4t64
sudo apt --fix-broken install

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Install MySQL on Ubuntu using terminal (Jun 2025)

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Here’s how to install MySQL on Ubuntu using the terminal — works for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and newer.

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✅ Step-by-Step: Install MySQL on Ubuntu

1. Update package index

bash
sudo apt update

2. Install MySQL Server

bash
sudo apt install mysql-server -y

3. Start MySQL Service

bash
sudo systemctl start mysql

4. Enable MySQL to start on boot

bash
sudo systemctl enable mysql

5. Secure the installation (optional but recommended)

bash
sudo mysql_secure_installation

• Set a root password

• Remove anonymous users

• Disallow remote root login

• Remove test database

• Reload privilege tables

6. Verify MySQL is Running

bash
sudo systemctl status mysql

7. Log in to MySQL

bash
sudo mysql -u root -p

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📦 Optional: Install MySQL Workbench (GUI)

bash
sudo apt install mysql-workbench

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Let me know if you want to:

• Create a new database and user

• Connect MySQL with Python (using mysql-connector-python)

• Allow remote connections or configure firewall settings

I'm here to help.

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