MySQL Workbench - Define database in connection settings

Question

I was wondering whether there is a way to define a specific database in the connection setup of MySQL Workbench (I know this works with other database software). Sometimes I have a lot of different databases on one server and I only want to access one with one connection. Can I specify the database in the connection settings somehow?

Answer 1

YES, On the home tab Click the + in MySQL Connections . And put the database name in the Default Schema: when you fill in all the usual info about ip address etc

Now if you only want to see the one database, then create a new MySQL user account and only allow this new account access to this single database. Then change the connection to the database to use the newly created MySQL account.

I guess you are seeing all the databases because you are using the root account.