inspec/docs/resources/mysql_session.md.erb
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title: About the mysql_session Resource
platform: os
---
# mysql_session
Use the `mysql_session` Chef InSpec audit resource to test SQL commands run against a MySQL database.
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## Availability
### Installation
This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
### Version
This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.
## Syntax
A `mysql_session` resource block declares the username and password to use for the session, and then the command to be run:
describe mysql_session('username', 'password').query('QUERY') do
its('stdout') { should match(/expected-result/) }
end
where
* `mysql_session` declares a username and password, connecting locally, with permission to run the query
* `query('QUERY')` contains the query to be run
* `its('stdout') { should eq(/expected-result/) }` compares the results of the query against the expected result in the test
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## Examples
The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
### Test for matching databases
sql = mysql_session('my_user','password')
describe sql.query('show databases like \'test\';') do
its('stdout') { should_not match(/test/) }
end
### Alternate Connection: Different Host
sql = mysql_session('my_user','password','db.example.com')
### Alternate Connection: Different Port
sql = mysql_session('my_user','password','localhost',3307)
### Alternate Connection: Using a socket
sql = mysql_session('my_user','password', nil, nil, '/var/lib/mysql-default/mysqld.sock')
### Test for a successful query
describe mysql_session('my_user','password').query('show tables in existing_database;') do
its('exit_status') { should eq(0) }
end
### Test for a failing query
describe mysql_session('my_user','password').query('show tables in non_existent_database;') do
its('exit_status') { should_not eq(0) }
end
### Test for specific error message
describe mysql_session('my_user','password').query('show tables in non_existent_database;') do
its('stderr') { should match(/Unknown database/) }
end
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## Matchers
This Chef InSpec audit resource builds a [command](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/resources/command) object and returns the the result object. For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/matchers/).