How to List All Databases in MySQL

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Jun 8, 2018

We will show you how to list all databases in MySQL. MySQL is an open-source relational database management system commonly used with web-based applications like WordPress, Magento etc. In this tutorial, we will show you how to list all databases in MySQL on a Linux VPS.

Before you start listing all tables in MySQL, make sure that you have full root access to your Linux server, or at least you have a system user with sudo privileges which you can use to connect to your server.

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