Dear MySQL Connector/NET users,

We are proud to announce that the open source version of Connector/NET 8.0.11 is also available as official MySQL NuGet packages. Connector/NET 8.0.11 is a GA release that can be used in production environments. Additionally, users with an older version can safely upgrade if preferred.

What this means for Connector/NET users?

Installing and upgrading packages couldn’t be easier, plus you need only to install the packages that fit your needs. Also, it’s even easier and more straight forward to develop for MySQL from Visual Studio.

NuGet is the package manager for the Microsoft development platform including .NET. The NuGet client tools provide the ability to produce and consume packages. The NuGet Gallery is the central software package repository populated by various package authors and tied directly to developers for ease of installation and development. For more information on NuGet see: https://github.com/nuget/home

Connector/NET NuGet Packages

Currently there are 5 Connector/NET NuGet packages:

• MySQL Connector/NET Data
  • Provides the core functionality of Connector/NET including using MySQL as a Document Store through the X DevAPI. It implements the required ADO.NET interfaces and integrates into ADO.NET-aware tools. Provides access to multiple versions of MySQL Server and encapsulates database-specific protocols.
  • Supports .NET Framework 4.5.2, .NET Standard 1.6 & 2.0.
  • Refer to the official documentation for additional details.
  • Refer to the X DevAPI User Guide for details on using MySQL as a Document Store with Connector/NET.
• MySQL Connector/NET Web providers
  • Includes support for the ASP.NET 2.0 provider model. This model enables application developers to focus on the business logic of their application instead of having to recreate boilerplate items such as membership and roles support.
  • Supported providers:
    • Membership
    • Role
    • Profile
    • Session State
  • Supports .NET Framework 4.5.2.
  • Refer to the ASP.NET Provider Model section of the official documentation for additional details.
• MySQL Connector/NET for Entity Framework 6
  • Provides ORM capabilities enabling developers to work with MySQL databases using domain-specific objects, thus eliminating the need for most of the data access code.
  • Supports .NET Framework 4.5.2.
  • Refer to the Entity Framework 6 Support section of the official documentation for additional details.
• MySQL Connector/NET for Entity Framework Core
  • Provides multi-platform support for Entity Framework tasks.
  • Supports .NET Framework 4.5.2, .NET Standard 1.6 & 2.0.
  • Refer to the Entity Framework Core Support section of the official documentation for additional details.
• MySQL Connector/NET for Entity Framework Core Design
  • Provides shared design-time components for Entity Framework Core tools allowing the scaffolding and migration of databases.
  • Supports .NET Framework 4.5.2, .NET Standard 1.6.
  • Refer to the Entity Framework Core Support section of the official documentation for additional details.

In order to install the NuGet Package you can use the Package Manager Console as follows:

PM> Install-Package MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore

PM> Install-Package MySql.Data.Web

Or via Visual Studio’s NuGet Package Manager UI: http://docs.nuget.org/docs/start-here/Managing-NuGet-Packages-Using-The-Dialog

Note that packages for Web Providers and Entity Framework have a dependency with the core package MySql.Data, meaning their installation will also result in the installation of the MySql.Data package. Installation through the standalone MSI is recommended whenever you want to make use of all the functionality provided by Connector/NET E.g. availability in the GAC.

For more information or to go directly to our NuGet Packages review the following links:

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Web/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.EntityFramework/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore.Design/

For those of you interested in how to use Connector/NET with .NET Core you can refer to the MySQL Connector/NET for .NET Core 1.0 blog post.

If you happen to have any questions about this or any other Connector/NET related topic, you can always post them in the product’s main forum. Additionally, bugs can be reported in MySQL Bugs.

Connector/NET Team