How do I monitor open database sessions associated with MySQL ODBC connections? Use the following steps to monitor open database sessions associated with MySQL ODBC connections: Login to the machine that contains the MySQL instance. su to the MySQL user. Execute the MySQL user's .profile. cd into the bin sub-directory of the MySQL installation. Execute the ./mysql procedure and pass your username, password and database like so: bash-2.03$ ./mysql -u mysql -pdba -D test Reading table information for completion of table and column names You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Type SHOW STATUS; (pre-5.x) or SHOW GLOBAL STATUS; (5.x) to return connection information. For example: mysql> SHOW STATUS -> ; +--------------------------+-----------+