
$ export MYSQL_DB_PORT=&lt;your MySQL database port&gt;
</code></pre><p>In case of a local MySQL database with the default port, the values are <code>localhost</code> and <code>3306</code>, respectively.</p></li><li><p>To initialize the database, run the following command entering the password when prompted. The command is
performed with the credentials of the <code>admin</code> user, created by default by
<a href=https://www.ibm.com/cloud/compose/mysql>Compose for MySQL</a>.</p><pre><code class=language-b