How to connect remote mysql database using windows forms application

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How to connect remote mysql database using windows forms application.

i connected local database to windows application.But i want to connect remote database using windows forms application.

Posted 3-Jun-13 23:35pm

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Updated 4-Jun-13 1:18am

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dan!sh 4-Jun-13 5:36am

ConnectionStrings.com is your friend.

Mohibur Rashid 5-Jun-13 5:42am

download mysql srouce, then add the include path to your project, add the libmysqld.lib to your project, copy libmysqld.dll to your program dirctory. include mysql.h, make sure windows.h is included before mysql.h, connect and compile

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_Amy · Answer 1 · 2013-06-03T23:50:00

Solution 2

Modify your connection string like this:

C#

Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;

If you are using a tcp port then:

C#

Server=myServerAddress;Port=1234;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;

--Amit

Posted 3-Jun-13 23:50pm

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Rockstar_ · Answer 2 · 2013-06-03T23:46:00

Solution 1

Hi,

Enter the remote machine's IP address, user name and password in connection string of your application.

Note : the remote machine should have a static ID address....

Posted 3-Jun-13 23:46pm

Rockstar_

Member 9671482 · Answer 3 · 2013-06-04T01:17:00

Solution 3

MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection("server=serverip;User ID=root;Password=password;database=abc;pooling=false;Allow Zero Datetime=True;");

it is connected to the remote database.

Posted 4-Jun-13 1:17am

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