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? |
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. | |
A.13.2. | Which version of libmysql should I use? |
For MySQL 8.0, 5.7, 5.6, and 5.5, we recommend libmysql 8.0. | |
A.13.3. | 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.) | |
A.13.4. | 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. | |
A.13.7. | 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: $ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server
$ cd mysql-server
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake .. -GNinja -DDOWNLOAD_BOOST=1 \
-DWITH_BOOST=/tmp -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITHOUT_SERVER=ON \
-DWITH_SSL=system
$ ninja libmysqlclient.a
$ ls -la archive_output_directory/libmysqlclient.a
-rw-rw-r-- 1 kg kg 8,5M wrz 5 04:57 archive_output_directory/libmysqlclient.a
This example uses https://ninja-build.org/ as a build system instead of make. |