MacOS 10.14.3, running MySQL Workbench application.sStup and configured in localhost based on VMware Virtual Workstation. Windows 10, running phpMyAdmin along with XAMPP. Setup and configured in localhost based on VMware Virtual Workstation. ***************************************************************************** MacOS 10.14.3 Mojave: VMware Virtual workstation over Windows 10. Download and install MySQL database & MySQL Workbench together for great results. 1) Download and install MySQL database, during the installation create a password for the "root" user that will be used along with MySQL Workbench. https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ Select this one, "MacOS 10.15 (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive" with the tag "(mysql-8.0.21-macos10.15-x86_64.dmg)" 2) Download and install MySQL Workbench, during the installation you will need the password in here that you created for the "root" user. https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workb... Select this one, "MacOS (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive" with the tag "(mysql-workbench-community-8.0.21-macos-x86_64.dmg)" Setup New Connection: Connection Name: e.g Intro SQL Databases Connection Method: Standard (TCP/IP) Hostname:127.00.1 Username: root Port: 3306 Password: select and click over the (Store in Keychain) option and enter the psw you created ruing the installation of (MySQL Database_MacOS 10.15 (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive). ***************************************************************************** Windows 10 64-Bit Only on VMware machine, Intro to SQL Databases & NoSQL by Installing and Configuring XAMPP & phpMyAdmin localhost https://www.phpmyadmin.net/ phpMyAdmin UI/User Interface "localhost" can be open from your browser to start managing your database for school projects. Download XAMPP here below: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html localhost here below: http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ Becoming Familiar with Databases in PhpMyAdmin https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/becoming... XAMPP & phpMyAdmin will not work in Windows 10/7 (32-bit)