Step 1 : Click on "+" button on connect page to create a new connection.



Step 2 : Click on "MySQL" from Relational Database Management System section from list of datasources






Step 3: Provide required details listed below to connect to MySQL. Click on validate to test the connection.

  • Datasource Name - name for the data source connection you want to give
  • Datasource Tags - Tags you wish to associate with respective datasource
  • Hostname or IP -  ip address of MySQL
  • Port - port to connect to MySQL
  • Username - username of MySQL user 
  • Password -  password of MySQL user
  • Save Connection Details - Select checkbox to Save the connection details for future usage

 



Step 4:  You will redirected on preview screen if connected successfully to MySQL. You can then choose relevant database and tablename to see the preview of the data