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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...
This and the step above:
Download and Install MYSQL connect - MySQL :: Download Connector/NET
You need the drivers to connect and then make sure you are connecting to the right DB. Had the same issue and was solved after downloading .NET and choosing Other Sources and selecting mySQL from the list.
The other thing you might want to check is that you are choosing signing in with database credentials and not Windows. That is found on the left when entering the password.