can i use sql and mysql database connections in one .net web application

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In my web application i am using SQL server 2008 .. but for some purpose i want to check one table in the Mysql database...is it possible to access sql and mysql in one web application.
In web config i had given this connection strings

XML

<connectionStrings>
    <add name="sqlDB" connectionString="Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=SQLDatabase;User ID=user1;Password=passwd1" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

 <add name="mysqlDB" connectionString="Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=MYSQLDatabase;User ID=user2;Password=passwd2" providerName="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" />


  </connectionStrings>

in my cs file.

public void test()
{
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["mysqlDB"].ToString());
con.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select * from jobs ", con);

SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
da.Fill(dt);
}

but the connection is not establishing..It is showing the error like this

network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server

How can i solve this ....

Posted 27-Jun-13 3:38am

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[no name] 27-Jun-13 9:42am

You would need to use the MySQL classes to access a MySQL database, not the classes for SQL Server.

ashriv 27-Jun-13 9:42am

are you trying to access both db simultaneously or One after another?

Member 9492907 27-Jun-13 9:46am

i want to use both simultaneously..is it possible??

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bbirajdar · Answer 1 · 2013-06-27T03:48:00

C#

string connStr = "server=localhost;user=root;database=world;port=3306;password=******;";
        MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(connStr);
        try
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Connecting to MySQL...");
            conn.Open();

            string sql = "SELECT Name, HeadOfState FROM Country WHERE Continent='Oceania'";
            MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand(sql, conn);
            MySqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();

            while (rdr.Read())
            {
                Console.WriteLine(rdr[0]+" -- "+rdr[1]);
            }
            rdr.Close();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
        }

        conn.Close();
        Console.WriteLine("Done.");

Asp_Learner · Answer 2 · 2013-06-27T04:07:00

Solution 2

You can do it ,but your above code will work only for sqlserver ,for mysql there are other classes
,you cant do in the same way.
For mysql connection with Asp.Net please follow the link

Connecting to MySQL Database using C# and .NET[^]

Hope it will make you more clear.

Posted 27-Jun-13 4:07am

Asp_Learner