Jack Wallen explains how to add data into a MySQL table from the command line.

Open a command line by opening the Start menu, typing "cmd" into the search bar, then clicking "Command Prompt" from the results. Log in to the MySQL server by typing "mysql -u MySQLuser -p ...

Nevertheless, if you want to conserve memory and clock-cycles, you can turn off the Windows MySQL service and start MySQL from the command line when needed. A full MySQL install on Windows includes ...

I tried using the following commands to shutdown and startup MySQL and although it did, it also changed the permissions on the databases and I could no longer work with them in phpmyadmin until i ...