The Help menu has the following items. Use them to go online and learn more about MySQL Workbench.
Help Index: Opens a window showing the MySQL Workbench documentation. Read, search, or print the documentation from this window.
MySQL.com Website: Opens your default browser on the MySQL Web site home page.
Workbench Product Page: Opens your default browser on the MySQL Workbench product page.
System Info: Displays information about your system, which is useful when reporting a bug. For more information, see Section 7.5.1.10.1, “System Info”.
Report a Bug: Opens the MySQL bug reporting website using your default browser.
View Reported Bugs: Opens your default browser to see a list of current bugs.
Locate log file: Opens up the directory that contains the MySQL Workbench log files.
Check For Updates: Opens the MySQL Workbench website using your default browser, and checks for a newer version.
About Workbench: Displays the
MySQL Workbench About window.
Use the System Info menu item to display information about your system. This item is especially useful for determining your rendering mode. Sample output follows.
read_mysql_cfg_file C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\my.ini
[('tmp_table_size', '9M'),
('myisam_sort_buffer_size', '18M'),
('table_cache', '256'),
('read_rnd_buffer_size', '256K'),
('port', '3306'), ('max_connections', '100'),
('innodb_buffer_pool_size', '18M'),
('myisam_max_sort_file_size', '100G'),
('sql-mode', '"STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION"'),
('basedir', '"C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/"'),
('default-character-set', 'latin1'),
('datadir', '"C:/ProgramData/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/Data/"'),
('innodb_log_buffer_size', '1M'),
('innodb_log_file_size', '10M'),
('innodb_thread_concurrency', '8'),
('read_buffer_size', '64K'),
('innodb_additional_mem_pool_size', '2M'),
('thread_cache_size', '8'),
('innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit', '1'),
('query_cache_size', '0'),
('sort_buffer_size', '256K'),
('default-storage-engine', 'INNODB'),
('key_buffer_size', '11M')]
MySQL Workbench OSS for Windows version 5.2.8
Cairo Version: 1.8.6
Rendering Mode: GDI requested (create a diagram to confirm)
OpenGL Driver Version: Not Detected
OS: unknown
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50GHz, 1.0 GB RAM
Video adapter info:
Adapter type: VirtualBox Graphics Adapter
Chip Type: VBOX
BIOS String: Version 0xB0C2 or later
Video Memory: 12288 KB
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