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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Internal Error connecting PowerBI to MySQL database

Hello,   I am currently trying to connect a dashboard I designed with a MySQL database holding the data currently. However, I keep receiving this error: Details: "An error happened while reading da...
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surajsohigh
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1 year ago

To solve the error message "An error happened while reading data from the provider: 'Internal connection fatal error. Error state: 18'", you can try the following steps:

  1. Go to File tab on the ribbon in PowerBI Desktop, then click on About and check the PowerBI version. Update PowerBI if it is not the latest version.
  2. Download and Install MYSQL connect - MySQL :: Download Connector/NET
  3. If the PowerBI version is already the latest, click on the dropdown arrow below the Transform Data button, then click on Data source settings and Global Permissions.
  4. Consider using a server name instead of an IP address to connect to SQL server.

Note: Make sure to restart your running applications so everything get loaded. (Don't Ignore this)