This chapter describes MySQL Connectors, drivers that provide
connectivity to the MySQL server for client programs. There are
currently five MySQL Connectors:
Connector/ODBC provides driver support for connecting to a MySQL
server using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API. Support
is available for ODBC connectivity from Windows, Unix and Mac OS
X platforms.
Connector/NET enables developers to create .NET applications
that use data stored in a MySQL database. Connector/NET
implements a fully-functional ADO.NET interface and provides
support for use with ADO.NET aware tools. Applications that want
to use Connector/NET can be written in any of the supported .NET
languages.
The MySQL Visual Studio Plugin works with Connector/NET and
Visual Studio 2005. The plugin is a MySQL DDEX Provider, which
means that you can use the schema and data manipulation tools
within Visual Studio to create and edit objects within a MySQL
database.
Connector/J provides driver support for connecting to MySQL from
a Java application using the standard Java Database Connectivity
(JDBC) API.
Connector/MXJ is a tool that enables easy deployment and
management of MySQL server and database through your Java
application.
Connector/PHP is a Windows-only connector for PHP that provides
the mysql and mysqli
extensions for use with MySQL 5.0.18 and later.
For information on connecting to a MySQL server using other
languages and interfaces than those detailed above, including Perl,
Python and PHP for other platforms and environments, please refer to
the Chapter 25, APIs and Libraries chapter.
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