title: Connecting directly to database with credentials in SQLMap
body: <p>I have the credentials of a <strong>TARGET</strong> website database and SQLMap Claims that you can connect to the database directly
  Here are my Commands on SQLMap in Kali Linux</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo sqlmap -d mysql://USER:PASSWORD@TARGET_IP:MySQL_Port/DATABASE
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>example</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo sqlmap -d mysql://admin:12345@95.12.45.12:3306/information_schema
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but this is the error I get every time</p>
  
  <pre><code>[CRITICAL]  SQLAchemy connection issue ('(_mysql_exceptions.OperationalError)
  (1045, "Access denied for user 'admin'@'17.45.65.11' (using password: YES)")')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The IP <code>17.45.65.11</code> was my IP ofc which denied</p>
  
  <p>So is there a Problem with my command?</p>
  
  <p><strong>OR anyone knows a better way to connect directly to a target database with credentials?</strong></p>