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pranim
Helper I
9 years ago
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Trying to connect to MY SQL from Power BI

I am trying to connect to My sql  from Power BI desktop and i am getting the pop window to download My sql tool. should i download them on my computer? I have the images of the pop ups saved but i am...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    pranim,

    Before you can connect to a MySQL database, you need to install MySQL Connector/Net 6.6.5 for Microsoft Windows on your computer. Select the driver that matches your Power BI Desktop installation (32-bit or 64-bit).

    After installing the MySQL connector, refer to this blog to connect to MySQL in Power BI Desktop.

    If the connection still fails in Power BI Desktop, please check that if you are able to connect to the MySQL database in MySQL workbench, ensure that MySQL workbench is installed in the same machine as Power BI Desktop.

     
    Regards,

mrlutton's avatar
mrlutton
Advocate II
2 years ago

Ridiculous that this issue persists. I could only get MySQL to connect to Power BI by going WAY back in the connector archive to version 8.0.26.  Why is this an ongoing problem/issue and why aren't these common DB connectors installed WITH Power BI in the first place?

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    mrlutton
    Advocate II
    2 years ago

    And even that version did not work. Tried mariaDB method as well; nothing works with MySQL - it just will not connect.