Using MySQL with Cloud9

This article explains our first iteration of MySQL support in Cloud9. It makes it super easy to install, start and stop a MySQL instance right in your workspace. The nice thing is that every workspace will run a separate database so your projects will never interfere with each other. You can control MySQL with the mysql-ctl command line tool run from the terminal:

Note:
MySQL socket file can be found in ~/lib/mysql/socket/mysql.sock

Source: https://docs.c9.io/setting_up_mysql.html