MySQL provides connectivity for client applications developed in .NET compatible programming languages with Connector/NET.
MySQL Connector/NET is a library compatible with .NET Framework and .NET Core, for specific versions see MySQL Connector/NET Versions. The driver is a pure C# implementation of the MySQL protocol and does not rely on the MySQL client library.
From MySQL Connector/NET 8.0, the driver also contains an implementation of MySQL X DevAPI, an Application Programming Interface for working with MySQL as a Document Store through CRUD-based, NoSQL operations.
From MySQL Connector/NET 8.1, the driver contains an implementation of OpenTelemetry which requires the use of the MySql.Data.OpenTelemetry Nuget package to enable the generation of telemetry data.
From MySQL Connector/NET 8.2, the driver adds support for WebAuthn authentication, the driver also adds support for .NET 8.
From MySQL Connector/NET 8.3, the driver also adds support for .NET 8 and EFCore 8 GA versions.
From MySQL Connector/NET 8.4, the driver adds support for TLS1.3 and removes support for FIDO authentication plugin.
For detailed information please visit the official MySQL Connector/NET documentation.
Please refer to files README and LICENSE, available in this repository, and Legal Notices in documentation for further details.
MySQL Connector/NET can be installed from precompiled libraries by using MySQL installer or download the libraries itself, both can be found at Connector/NET download page. Also, you can get the latest stable release from the official Nuget.org feed.
- By using MySQL Installer, you just need to follow the wizard in order to obtain the precompiled library and then add it to your project.
- If you decided to download the precompiled libraries, decompress the folder and then add the library needed to your project as reference.
- If you go for NuGet, you could use the NuGet Package Manager inside Visual Studio or use the NuGet Command Line Interface (CLI).
This driver can also be complied and installed from the sources available in this repository. Please refer to the documentation for detailed instructions on how to do it.
This repository contains the MySQL Connector/NET source code as per latest released version. You should expect to see the same content here and within the latest released Connector/NET package.
There are a few ways to contribute to the Connector/NET code. Please refer to the contributing guidelines for additional information.
- MySQL
- MySQL Connector/NET Developer Guide
- MySQL Connector/NET API
- MySQL Connector/NET Discussion Forum
- MySQL Public Bug Tracker
#connectorschannel in MySQL Community Slack (Sign-up required when not using an Oracle account)- For more information about this and other MySQL products, please visit MySQL Contact & Questions.
