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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,

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Dandyboy
New Member
1 year ago

Hi guys,

 

I have been trying in vain for the past 10 days and on different machines. I went through installing and un-installing various versions of connectors and Power BI and had no luck. I raised a ticket with Microsoft and they called promptly and tried everything that I tried over the past 10 days. They collected logs and promised to revert. But I got it working as soon as I finished with their call.

 

What worked for me is:-

1. Install latest connector from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/ 

2. Install ODBC from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/ 
3. Open Power BI

4. Get data from other sources.

5. Select MySql Database.

6. Input Server IP or Host name (port number is optional as with or with port number gave me the same results)

7. Input database name.

8. Use Database credentials instead of Windows Credentials.

9. Enter database username and password

10. Select which level to apply these settings to (from the drop down) to the ipaddress/hostname;databasename

 

And you are connected. 

 

Hope this works for you guys.