Activating dbForge Query Builder for MySQL

After installing dbForge Query Builder for MySQL, you need to activate the application—even for the trial version. Depending on your internet connection, you can do this in one of the following ways:

• Online: This is the fastest method and requires an active internet connection.
• Offline: If the machine where you need to activate the application can’t connect to the internet due to security restrictions or firewall rules, you can complete the activation manually using another machine that has internet access.

Activate online

1. Open dbForge Query Builder for MySQL.

The Product Activation dialog appears automatically.

2. Enter the activation key.

Tip

You can find the activation key in the email from Devart or on the Customer Portal.

Use the activation key (a long alphanumeric string), not the license ID (formatted as XXXX-XXXX-XXX).

3. Click Activate.

Activate offline

1. Try to activate the application online on the target machine.

When the activation fails, a connection error message appears in the Product Activation dialog.

2. In the error message, select manual activation.

3. Choose how to export the activation request:

• Copy to Clipboard – Copies the request text.
• Save to File – Saves the request as a .txt file.

4. On a machine with internet access, go to the Manual Product Activation page.

5. Paste the request text into the form, then click Download License.

The .lic license file is downloaded.

6. Transfer the .lic file to the target machine.

7. On the target machine, in the Product Activation dialog, click Load License.

8. Select the .lic file, then click Open to complete activation.