'SHOW DATABASES;' | mysql -u foo -h bar.com this works, I haven't tested it with other databases though.
On 1/9/06, Mikhail Berman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Anthony, > > I am not sure if you have an installation of MySQL on your local server. > If you do then you can try to use something like below to execute your > "SHOW DATABASES" > > Local_server>[path to your mysql/bin directory]/mysql > --host=your_remote_host --user=your_user --password=your_password -e > "SHOW DATABASE" > > Make sure that [EMAIL PROTECTED] has appropriate rights on > your_remote_host (server) > > Best, > > Mikhail Berman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Anthony Ettinger > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 4:03 PM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: remotely show databases > > I know I can login via ssh and run $mysqlshow > > But I would then have to parse the outputted text, is there an easier > way (I'm using Perl locally here). > > The pitfall of running it locally is that you DO have to password > protect your database user since it's an outside connection to run "SHOW > DATABASES"; > > I tried $man mysqlshow, but didn't see any easy way of simply returning > a \n seperated list of databases. > > Any suggestions? > > I also need to do this for postgresql if anyone else knows of a > standalone app that dumps the databases for a specific user. > > > -- > Anthony Ettinger > Signature: http://chovy.dyndns.org/hcard.html > -- Anthony Ettinger Signature: http://chovy.dyndns.org/hcard.html
