16.1.1.10. Setting the Master Configuration on the Slave

To set up the slave to communicate with the master for replication, you must tell the slave the necessary connection information. To do this, execute the following statement on the slave, replacing the option values with the actual values relevant to your system:

mysql> CHANGE MASTER TO    ->     MASTER_HOST='master_host_name',    ->     MASTER_USER='replication_user_name',    ->     MASTER_PASSWORD='replication_password',    ->     MASTER_LOG_FILE='recorded_log_file_name',    ->     MASTER_LOG_POS=recorded_log_position;

The CHANGE MASTER TO statement has other options as well. For example, it is possible to set up secure replication using SSL. For a full list of options, and information about the maximum permissible length for the string-valued options, see Section 13.4.2.1, "CHANGE MASTER TO Syntax".