# mycli > A command-line client for MySQL that can do auto-completion and syntax highlighting. > More information: . - Connect to a local database on port 3306, using the current user's username: `mycli {{database_name}}` - Connect to a database (user will be prompted for a password): `mycli -u {{username}} {{database_name}}` - Connect to a database on another host: `mycli -h {{database_host}} -P {{port}} -u {{username}} {{database_name}}`