The following are some useful MySQL utilities:
- mysqld (mysqld.exe): MySQL server daemon.
- mysqladmin (e.g. mysqladmin.exe): the utility for administering MySQL.
- mysqldump (e.g. mysqldump.exe): the high performance tool for dumping the contents of a MySQL database for backup and recovery.
- mysql (e.g. mysql.exe): the command line interface to MySQL.
- mysqlshow (e.g. mysqlshow.exe): list all MySQL databases.