How to connect to MySql using VB.NET?

A 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)

Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Public Class LoginForm1
    Dim conn As SqlConnection
    ' TODO: Insert code to perform custom authentication using the provided username and password 
    ' (See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=35339).  
    ' The custom principal can then be attached to the current thread's principal as follows: 
    '     My.User.CurrentPrincipal = CustomPrincipal
    ' where CustomPrincipal is the IPrincipal implementation used to perform authentication. 
    ' Subsequently, My.User will return identity information encapsulated in the CustomPrincipal object
    ' such as the username, display name, etc.

    Private Sub OK_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles OK.Click
        conn = New SqlConnection
        conn.ConnectionString = "Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;"
        Try
            conn.Open()
            MsgBox("Connected!")
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
        End Try
     End Sub