Exploring the Database

I'm running my Bookstack in a docker container, so for me if I want to explore my database the first step is to get a bash terminal within the container. Lets say you've named your bookstack database container db_bookstack - the command to enter a bash terminal within the container would be docker exec -it db_bookstack bash

Once you have a terminal, login to the database by running mysql -u username -p and enter the password to login when prompted. If you setup your bookstack with a docker container this should have been configured within your docker-compose.yml that you use to spin up your services.

Once your logged in, you'll see a mysql prompt like the below -

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