# Managing MySQL
MySQL (or MariaDB) can be managed as root from the host operating system.
To access MySQL as root, just run mysql. Enhance configures MySQL and MariaDB to use peer authentication meaning that the root user can access MySQL/MariaDB via the unix socket without requiring a password.
You should not set a MySQL root password as this will interfere with the management of databases by the Enhance panel.
# View running SQL queries
mysql -e 'show full processlist'
# Kill a running SQL query
mysql -e 'kill 1234'