* `mrtg`: Dump statistics in mrtg format. See the performance [monitoring](../common/logging.md#performance-monitoring) documentation.
# Basic setup: configuring database connectivity
-This shows you how to configure the Generic MySQL backend, which we like a lot. But feel free to use any of the myriad other backends. This backend is called 'gmysql', and needs to be configured in `pdns.conf`. Add the following lines, adjusted for your local setup:
+This shows you how to configure the Generic MySQL backend. This backend
+is called 'gmysql', and needs to be configured in `pdns.conf`. Add the
+following lines, adjusted for your local setup (specifically, you may not
+want to use the 'root' user):
```
launch=gmysql
**Warning**: Make sure that you can actually resolve the hostname of your database without accessing the database! It is advised to supply an IP address here to prevent chicken/egg problems!
-Now start PDNS using the monitor command:
+Now start PowerDNS using the monitor command:
```
# /etc/init.d/pdns monitor