title: How to connect to MongoDB on mLab through mongo shell?
body: <p>I'm trying to connect to my database cluster on mLab through <code>mongo</code> shell using the commands as mentioned by the service providers but I keep getting the same error mentioning missing ";" statement. I can access the same database through mongoose client without any problem.</p>
  
  <p>Any clue where I am messing up: </p>
  
  <pre><code>mongo ds117956.mlab.com:17956/image_search -u &lt;dbuser&gt; -p &lt;dbpassword&gt;
  
  2017-11-29T03:04:33.139+0530 E QUERY    [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement @(shell):1:6
  </code></pre>