# mytop > Display MySQL server performance info like `top`. > More information: . - Start `mytop`: `mytop` - Connect with a specified username and password: `mytop -u {{user}} -p {{password}}` - Connect with a specified username (the user will be prompted for a password): `mytop -u {{user}} --prompt` - Do not show any idle (sleeping) threads: `mytop -u {{user}} -p {{password}} --noidle`