#### 2.3.4.9 Testing The MySQL Installation

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 You can test whether the MySQL server is working by executing any of the following commands:

```
C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysqlshow"
C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysqlshow" -u root mysql
C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysqladmin" version status proc
C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql" test
```

 If [**mysqld**](mysqld.html) is slow to respond to TCP/IP connections from client programs, there is probably a problem with your DNS. In this case, start [**mysqld**](mysqld.html) with the [`skip_name_resolve`](server-system-variables.html#sysvar_skip_name_resolve) system variable enabled and use only `localhost` and IP addresses in the `Host` column of the MySQL grant tables. (Be sure that an account exists that specifies an IP address or you may not be able to connect.)

 You can force a MySQL client to use a named-pipe connection rather than TCP/IP by specifying the [`--pipe`](connection-options.html#option_general_pipe) or [`--protocol=PIPE`](connection-options.html#option_general_protocol) option, or by specifying `.` (period) as the host name. Use the [`--socket`](connection-options.html#option_general_socket) option to specify the name of the pipe if you do not want to use the default pipe name.

 If you have set a password for the `root` account, deleted the anonymous account, or created a new user account, then to connect to the MySQL server you must use the appropriate `-u` and `-p` options with the commands shown previously. See [Section 4.2.4, “Connecting to the MySQL Server Using Command Options”](connecting.html).

 For more information about [**mysqlshow**](mysqlshow.html), see [Section 4.5.7, “mysqlshow — Display Database, Table, and Column Information”](mysqlshow.html).

