MySQL Workbench not working

[Umair Syed Muhammad]

Hi all,

completely new to MySQL, have no idea, just trying to learn, so any help would be deeply appreciated.

I installed the ubuntu version of MySQL Workbench although I have Linux Mint. Had to do this since there is no mint version. And besides most ubuntu apps work on mint.

But this may be causing the problems I am facing.

Even though I managed to install it on my mint box, when I started it for the first time I got a warning that it is unsupported or something and hence this can cause problems. I proceeded anyway.

Before going any further, I should point out that MySQL is working in a docker container. did not want to use docker this early, but its in the tutorial, so yeah.

I have made 2 connections but none of them work.

Here are the details on both these connections as they appear in 'Manage Server Connections'.

Connection Name: Connection1
Connection Method: Standard (TCP/IP)
Hostname: 127.0.0.1
Port: 3306
Username: v.je


Connection Name: Connection2
Connection Method: Standard (TCP/IP)
Hostname: 192.168.10.10
Port: 3306
Username: v.je

When I click on Connection1 under 'MySQL Connections' on the 'Welcome to MySQL Workbench' window, the SQL editor opens.

However, there is no 'SCHEMAS' category on the left-side pane. There are Management, Instance and Performance categories but no schemas. Because of this I cant proceed further on the tutorial I am using.

and on the top tab its written "Connection1- Warning - not supported".

WHy is this happening and what is the solution?

Connection2 simply does not work. When I click on it, an error message pops up saying "Your connection attempt failed for user v.je to the MySQL server at 192.168.10.10:330: Unable to connect to localhost"

Any help to get it going would be appreciated, thanks a lot.