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How to Connect to MySQL Using C#

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How to Connect to MySQL Using C#

By Ravindra T C,
17 Jul 2012

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Introduction

This article shows you how to connect to a MySQL database using the MySQL Connector for .NET. I will also show you how you can update MySQL database records using C#.

Prerequisites

Install Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Studio 2010
Install MySQL database on your local machine
MySQL database admin tool that allows you to create a database and run SQL statements. I am using phpMyAdmin which is a web interface.

Download and install MySQL Connector.

Getting Started

Run the XAMPP application and it will automatically install Apache server, MySQL database, and FileZilla. After installing check whether these services are running or not. The following XAMPP control panel shows which of those services are currently running.

Now the following steps will show how to connect to a MySQL database using C#.

Step 1

Open MySQL Admin page and create a new database.

Step 2

After creating the new database, create a new table.

Step 3

After creating the new table, open Visual Studio and click on New Project and name the project. It will open the new project, then click on Solution Explorer (F4), right click on “Reference” to add a new reference into the project. Reference those two
.dll files to the project (MySql.dll (Win apps), MySql.web.dll (Web apps)).

Step 4

Add namespace to the project.

Step 5

Create a MySQL connection string.

Step 6

The following code will insert the data into MySQL table.

Step 7

The following function will load the data from the table and bind it into a

GridView

Step 8

The final result is shown on the window form:

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under

The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

About the Author

Ravindra T C
Software DeveloperL&T IES Mysore

India

I'm a software developer. I spent most of the time in learning new technologies. I've a keen interest in client-side technologies especially JavaScript and Jquery it is the most beautiful language
ever seen.

I like sharing my knowledge and written some non-popular articles. I believe in quality and standards but blames myself for lagging them.

I believe in small things and they makes me happy!

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