MySQL Administrator :: 3.1 Introduction

3.1. Introduction

The way you start MySQL Administrator depends on the operating system you are using:

On Windows, start MySQL Administrator by double-clicking its desktop icon, or by selecting its item from the Start menu. Alternatively, you can open a DOS window and start it from the command line:
```
      C:\> C:\program 
directory\MySQL\MySQL Administrator 1.0\MySQLAdministrator.exe
     
```
program directory is the default directory for programs on your machine, for example C:\Program Files or C:\programme. If your path contains spaces, you should enclose the command within quote characters. For example:
```
      C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Administrator 1.0\MySQLAdministrator.exe"
     
```
On Linux desktops, start MySQL Administrator by changing directory into /opt/mysql-administrator/bin, and then running mysql-administrator.
On Mac OSX, navigate to the MySQL Administrator installation directory and double-click on the MySQL Administrator icon.