5.5 Configuring Connector/ODBC

5.5.1 Overview of Connector/ODBC Data Source Names

5.5.2 Connector/ODBC Connection Parameters

5.5.3 Configuring a Connector/ODBC DSN on Windows

5.5.4 Configuring a Connector/ODBC DSN on macOS

5.5.5 Configuring a Connector/ODBC DSN on Unix

5.5.6 Connecting Without a Predefined DSN

5.5.7 ODBC Connection Pooling

5.5.8 OpenTelemetry Tracing Support

5.5.9 Authentication Options

5.5.10 Getting an ODBC Trace File

Before you connect to a MySQL database using the Connector/ODBC driver, you configure an ODBC Data Source Name (DSN). The DSN associates the various configuration parameters required to communicate with a database to a specific name. You use the DSN in an application to communicate with the database, rather than specifying individual parameters within the application itself. DSN information can be user-specific, system-specific, or provided in a special file. ODBC data source names are configured in different ways, depending on your platform and ODBC driver.