# MySQL

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with MySQL.
- [MySQL](/integrations/nodes/n8n-nodes-base.mySql/)

## Prerequisites

Create an user account on a MySQL server. 

## Using Database Connection

1. Retrieve your MySQL credentials and connection parameters.
2. Use the credentials and connection parameters with your MySQL node credentials in n8n.

![Getting MySQL credentials](/_images/integrations/credentials/mySql/using-database-connection.gif)