MAMP PRO (macOS) Documentation

How Tos > MySQL and Databases

Connect to MySQL using Sequel Pro

1. Sequel Pro can be launched via the MAMP PRO interface in the ‘MySQL’ tab. Click on the Sequel Pro icon at the bottom of the tab. You can download it here.

2. To connect to your databases you have to fill in several required fields. Navigate to the ‘Socket’ tab.

   

   • Name: This is the host name. The default host is ‘localhost’.

   • User name: This is your MySQL user name. Your MySQL user name will be ‘root’ if you have not changed the default user name setup in MAMP PRO.

   • Password: This is your MySQL password. Your MySQL password will be ‘root’ if you have not changed the default password setup in MAMP PRO.

3. Press Connect.

4. You can access your individual databases by clicking on the ‘Choose Database…’ drop down menu.