var mysql = require('mysql'); var con = mysql.createConnection({ host: "localhost", user: "myusername", password: "mypassword", database: "mydb" }); con.connect(function(err) { if (err) throw err; //Return the first 5 customers: con.query("SELECT * FROM customers LIMIT 5", function (err, result) { if (err) throw err; console.log(result); }); });