Activation

Last modified: December 26, 2024

Unless activated, dbForge Studio for MySQL works on the trial basis for 30 days. When this time period expires, dbForge Studio for MySQL must be activated with the purchased activation key.

How to check how much time is left in a trial period?

Each time the tool is launched in trial mode, the Activation dialog appears, showing the number of days left in the trial period. The remaining trial days are also displayed in the upper-right corner of the tool. The trial expiry date can also be checked by going to the Help menu at the top and selecting About.

dbForge Studio for MySQL can be activated online, offline and via the command line.

Online activation

This activation method requires an active Internet connection.

To activate dbForge Studio for MySQL online:

1. If you have not purchased dbForge Studio for MySQL, click Buy Now on the pop-up window that appears at the start of dbForge Studio for MySQL. If you have your activation key, click Activate.

   Alternatively, click Activate Product on the Help menu.

   

2. In the Activation window that opens, 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, be advised to check your Junk/ Spam/Bulk folders.

   You can always retrieve your activation key at your Customer portal page.

3. To complete the activation, click Activate.

Offline activation

Offline activation allows activating dbForge Studio for MySQL right at the Devart website. This activation method helps to activate the product when the online activation fails.

To activate dbForge Studio for MySQL offline:

1. In the Activation window, click Manual Activation. The activation window opens when online activation fails.

   

2. To copy the activation request text, click Copy to Clipboard.

   -or-

   To save the activation request text to a text file, click Save to File.

   

3. Open the Manual Product Activation page of the Devart website, paste the copied text into the text box, and then click Download license. The license file with the .lic extension is downloaded to your computer.

   

4. Return back to the Activation window of dbForge Studio for MySQL, click Load license, specify the location of the downloaded .lic file, and then click Open.

Activation via the command line

To activate dbForge Studio for MySQL using the command line:

1. Open the command prompt.
2. Proceed to the folder where your executable file is located.
3. Run a command with the following syntax:

dbforgemysql.com /activate /key:<activation_key>

Note:

You need to enter your activation key after the colon symbol.

In case of successful installation, you will see the following: