Activation
Unless activated, dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL works on the trial basis for 30 days. When this time period expires, dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL must be activated with the purchased activation key.
dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL can be activated either online or offline.
Online activation
This activation method requires an active Internet connection.
To activate dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL online:
1. If you have not purchased dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL, click Buy Now on the pop-up window that appears at the launch of the product after the trial period expires. If you have your activation key already, click Activate.
Alternatively, click Activate Product on the Help menu.
2. The Activation window opens. You should input the long activation key from your email that was sent to you after the purchase, but not the license number in the format: XXXX-XXX-XXX.
Note
If you do not see the e-mail with the activation key, check your Junk/Spam/Bulk folders. You can always retrieve your activation key at your CustomerPortal page.
3. Click Activate.
Offline activation
Offline activation allows activating dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL right at the Devart website. This activation method helps activate the product if the online activation fails.
To activate Schema Compare offline:
1. Click Manual Activation in the Activation window. It opens when online activation fails.
2. Copy the activation request text with Copy to Clipboard or save it to a text file with Save to File.
3. Open the Manual Product Activation page of the Devart website and paste the copied text into the text box. Click Download license. The license file with the .lic extension is downloaded to your computer.
4. Return to the Activation window of dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL and click Load license. Specify the location of the downloaded .lic file and click Open.
Activation from the command line
It is also possible to activate Schema Compare via the command line:
1. Open the command prompt.
2. Navigate to the folder where your product executable file is located.
3. Run a command with the following syntax:
schemacompare.com /activate /key:<activation_key>
Note
You need to enter or paste your activation key after the colon symbol.