If you have installed MySQL Workbench on your device (Windows/Mac) and you see the message "could not detect any MySQL server running" that means that the MySQL Server is not running or it has not been installed.
![MySQL Workbench could not detect any MySQL server running. This means that MySQL is not installed or is not running MySQL Workbench could not detect any MySQL server running. This means that MySQL is not installed or is not running](https://code2care.org/howto/mysql-workbench-could-not-detect-any-server-running-this-means-mysql-not-installed-or-running/images/MySQL Workbench could not detect any MySQL server running. This means that MySQL is not installed or is not running.jpg)
Case 1: If MySQL Server is not installeded
First thing you can do is try to run the MySQL command in the Terminal and check if it is installed on your device.
on macOS
% mysql --version
zsh: command not found: mysql
% mysql --version
zsh: command not found: mysql
If MySQL is not installed, then you can get it installed using the homebrew package manager.
![Starting MySQL Database using XAMPP Starting MySQL Database using XAMPP](https://code2care.org/howto/mysql-workbench-could-not-detect-any-server-running-this-means-mysql-not-installed-or-running/images/Starting MySQL Database using XAMPP.jpg)
As you can see, I have started the MySQL Database.
brew install mysql
on Windows
You can run the same command and check if MySQL is installed on your Command Prompt.
C:\ mysql --version
You should also check under C:\Program Files to see you can find MySQL
Case 2: MySQL Server not running
MySQL Workbench is a client for MySQL and not a server, hence you should have a server already installed and started to use it.
In my case, I have XAMPP installed, which has a bundled MySQL server, let me start it.
Now let me do a rescan.
![Rescan for Local MySQL Servers - One Server Found Localhost 3306 Rescan for Local MySQL Servers - One Server Found Localhost 3306](https://code2care.org/howto/mysql-workbench-could-not-detect-any-server-running-this-means-mysql-not-installed-or-running/images/Rescan for Local MySQL Servers - One Server Found Localhost 3306.jpg)
As you may see in the above screenshot, the rescan found 1 server which is running on Localhost port 3306 with user root.
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