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Before you can use Oracle SQL Developer or MySQL Workbench, you need to connect to a database server. Both tools support various types of connections, such as JDBC, ODBC, SSH, or cloud services.

I’ll use MySQL Working 6.3, which has drastically evolved from older versions of the tool. My instance of MySQL Workbench will connect to a MySQL database, housed on Ubuntu Server 18.04.