A.13 MySQL 5.7 FAQ: C API, libmysql
Frequently asked questions about MySQL C API and libmysql.
- A.13.1. What is “MySQL Native C API”? What are typical benefits and use cases?
- A.13.2. Which version of libmysql should I use?
- A.13.3. What if I want to use the “NoSQL” X DevAPI?
- A.13.4. How to I download libmysql?
- A.13.5. Where is the documentation?
- A.13.6. How do I report bugs?
- A.13.7. Is it possible to compile the library myself?
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What is “MySQL Native C API”? What are typical benefits and use cases? |
libmysql is a C-based API that you can use in C applications to connect with the MySQL database server. It is also itself used as the foundation for drivers for standard database APIs like ODBC, Perl's DBI, and Python's DB API. |
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Which version of libmysql should I use? |
For MySQL 8.0, 5.7, 5.6, and 5.5, we recommend libmysql 8.0. |
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What if I want to use the “NoSQL” X DevAPI? |
For C-language and X DevApi Document Store for MySQL 8.0, we recommend MySQL Connector/C++. Connector/C++ 8.0 has compatible C headers. (This is not applicable to MySQL 5.7 or before.) |
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How to I download libmysql? |
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A.13.5. |
Where is the documentation? |
A.13.6. |
How do I report bugs? |
Please report any bugs or inconsistencies you observe to our Bugs Database . Select the C API Client as shown. |
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Is it possible to compile the library myself? |
Yes, you can download the libmysqlclient source code and compile it on your own. Here's an example:
Note
This example uses https://ninja-build.org/ as a build system instead of make.
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