Direct Query MySQL

to all those, who are disappointed by the fact that powerbi directQuery is not supported with mySQL- "this is not full truth."

mySql and mariadb are developed by same people, and are almost identical. so direct query connector/adapter for mariadb

also work for the mySQL.

1. just download it from above link.

2. select 'mariadb' in 'get data' option in powerbi

3. put your 'mySQL' server and database name.

4. select directQuery mode.

5. put in your mySQL credentials, and there you are.

additional: in case you want to publish your report to pbi service-

6. publish your pbi desktop direct query report to service.

7. install a on-premises data gateway on your machine (pc/server)

8. configure your data gateway in 'manage gateways and connections' in pbi service.

9. finally go to the dataset setting of the report you just published to pbi service, and connect your data gateway with your pbi dataset.

10. now whenever you update your mySQL database, and query your report (means open or interact with your report) over pbi service or desktop, that query will securely directly go into your database via that data gateway, and will fetch the updated data to the report, this way you'll see the updated report.

Thanks victorviro for suggesting this amazing trick.