Running the Server

There are two ways to run SQL queries against your database:
dolt sql-server starts a MySQL-compatible server
dolt sql runs SQL queries from your shell without starting a server
dolt sql-server
The dolt sql-server command runs a MySQL compatible server which clients can connect to and execute queries against. Any library or tool that can connect to MySQL can connect to Dolt.
% dolt sql-server
Starting server with Config HP="localhost:3306"|U="root"|P=""|T="28800000"|R="false"|L="info"
The host, user, password, timeout, logging info and other options can be set on the command line or via a config file.
View the dolt sql-server command documentation here.
dolt sql
Using dolt sql you can issue SQL statements against a local database without starting a server.
With no arguments, dolt sql begins an interactive shell.
% dolt sql
# Welcome to the DoltSQL shell.
# Statements must be terminated with ';'.
# "exit" or "quit" (or Ctrl-D) to exit.
menus> show tables;
+------------+
| Table      |
+------------+
| menu_items |
+------------+
menus> exit
Bye
With the -q flag, it executes queries specified as arguments.
% dolt sql -q "show tables"
+------------+
| Table      |
+------------+
| menu_items |
+------------+
You can also use STDIN to the dolt sql command to execute many SQL statements at once. This is useful for importing a dump from another database.
% dolt sql < mysqldump.sql
View the dolt sql command documentation here.

Administrator Guide

Configuration

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