Overview

Database form

In order to connect to a MySQL database, you will need a user account in MySQL with permissions to access your data. Then, in the app, enter the host, port, database, user and password to let Steep connect to your database.

Host
Example: mydb.domain-for-cloud-provider.com
This is the URL for your database.

Port
Example: 3306
The default port for MySQL.

Database
Example: my-database

User
Example: steep

Password
Example: ******

Setting up a user account in MySQL

We recommend that you create a new user and role specifically for Steep. This is best done by connecting to your MySQL database using the mysql client or your database client of choice. See below for a step-by-step guide.

1. Create user and grant access

Example SQL script below. Please replace all <brackets> with your details.

-- Create user
CREATE USER steep IDENTIFIED BY '<unique-password>';
GRANT SELECT ON <database>.* TO steep;

2. Enter credentials in Steep

Copy the user and password to the corresponding fields in the database form in Steep. Test the connection to make sure things are working fine.