From the prompt, cd into the WebGoat.NET DB directory % cd /WebGoat.NET/DB_Scripts Start the mysql utility, giving the name (and password, if needed) of a user permission to create databases. For example, to use the default root user: % mysql --user=root Create the webgoat_coins database and load the schema. (Loading the schema the schema the first time will give error messages as it attemps to empty any existing tables, just ignore these.) mysql> create database webgoat_coins; mysql> use webgoat_coins; mysql> source create_webgoatcoins.sql; Load the table contents: mysql> source load_webgoatcoins.sql; Exit from mysql: mysql> quit; PM> Install-Package MySql.Data File: C:\Users\xxxx\source\repos\WebGoat.NET\WebGoat\Configuration\Default.config dbtype=MySql filename=C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\Data\ client=C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe pwd=xxxx uid=xxxx database=webgoat_coins port=3306 host=localhost