Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.3 rc is the fourth release which supports
Scaffold-DbContext, that enables the creation of corresponding model
classes from an existing database that are compatible with Entity
Framework (EF) Core 1.1.

To download MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.3 rc, see the “Development
Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.3 (2017-08-18, Release
Candidate)

   Known limitation of this release:

   The use of the SSL protocol is restricted to TCP connections.
   Connections using Unix sockets, named pipes, and shared memory do not
   support SSL mode.

   Functionality Added or Changed

     * The following methods are available for use with EF Core
       in asynchronous command and connection …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.7 GA is a fifth GA version of 2.1 release series of the pure Python database driver for MySQL. It can be used for production environments.

MySQL Connector/Python version 2.1.7 GA is compatible with MySQL Server versions 5.5 and greater. Python 2.6 and greater as well as Python 3.4 and greater are supported. Python 2.4, 2.5, and 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 are not supported.

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.7 is available for download from:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/#downloads MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.7 (Commercial) will be available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on eDelivery (OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

The ChangeLog file included in the distribution contains a brief summary of changes in MySQL …

Dear MySQL Users,

A new GA (general availability) version of MySQL Connector/C has been
made available: MySQL Connector/C 6.1.11 GA. The MySQL Connector/C 6.1
implements the MySQL C API for connecting client applications to the
MySQL Server 5.5 or newer.

You can download the production release at:
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/c/6.1.html

MySQL Connector C (Commercial) will be available for download on the My
Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on
eDelivery (OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

Please see the documentation and the README file in the source distribution
for a detailed description of bugs that have been fixed.

Enjoy!

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Changes in MySQL Connector/C 6.1.11 (2017-07-24)

Security Notes

* The linked …

MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.3.9, a new version of the ODBC driver for
the MySQL database management system, has been released.

The available downloads include both a Unicode driver and an ANSI
driver based on the same modern codebase. Please select the driver type
you need based on the type of your application – Unicode or ANSI.
Server-side prepared statements are enabled by default. It is suitable
for use with any MySQL version from 5.5.

This is the fourth release of the MySQL ODBC driver conforming to the
ODBC 3.8 specification. It contains implementations of key 3.8 features,
including self-identification as a ODBC 3.8 driver, streaming of output
parameters (supported for binary types only), and support of the
SQL_ATTR_RESET_CONNECTION connection attribute (for the Unicode driver
only).

Also, Connector/ODBC 5.3 introduces a GTK+-based setup …

Dear MySQL Users,

MySQL Connector/J 5.1.43, a maintenance release of the production 5.1 branch has been released. Connector/J is the Type-IV pure-Java JDBC driver for MySQL.

MySQL Connector Java is available in source and binary form from the Connector/J download pages at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/5.1.html and mirror sit
repositories.

MySQL Connector Java (Commercial) is already available for download on the My Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on eDelivery
(OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

As always, we recommend that you check the “CHANGES” file in the download archive to be aware of changes in behavior that might affect your application.

MySQL Connector/J 5.1.43 includes the following general bug fixes and improvements, also available in more detail on http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-j/en
nges in MySQL Connector/J …

MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.8 is the fifth development release that expands cross-platform
support to Linux and macOS when using Microsoft’s .NET Core framework. Now, .NET
developers can use the X DevAPI with .NET Core and Entity Framework Core (EF Core)
1.0 to create server applications that run on Windows, Linux and macOS. We are very
excited about this change and really look forward to your feedback on it!

MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.8 is also the seventh development release of MySQL
Connector/Net to add support for the new X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application
developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational and document
models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience
writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
…

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/J 8.0.7 Development Release is a development milestone release for the 8.0.x series.
This release includes the following new features and changes, also described in more detail on https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-j/8.0/en/news-8-0-7.html

MySQL Connectors and other MySQL client tools and applications now synchronize the first digit of their version number with the (highest) MySQL server version they support.
This change makes it easy and intuitive to decide which client version to use for which server version.

Connector/J 8.0.7 is the first release to use the new numbering. It is the successor to Connector/J 6.0.6

As always, we recommend that you check the “CHANGES” file in the download archive to be aware of changes in behavior that might affect your …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.2 beta is the third release which supports Scaffold-DbContext, that enables the creation of corresponding model classes from an existing database that are compatible with Entity Framework (EF) Core 1.1.

To download MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.2 beta, see the “Development Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.2 (2017-07-04, Beta)

Functionality Added or Changed

* The previously deprecated Old Syntax (OldSyntax, Use Old Syntax, UseOldSyntax) connection-string option was removed.

* EF Core: Tables from an existing database can be specified with command-line tools when scaffolding a DbContext. The MySQL provider generates an entity type for each table in the DbContext. By default, all …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.3.8, a new version of the ODBC driver for the MySQL database management system, has been released.

The available downloads include both a Unicode driver and an ANSI driver based on the same modern codebase. Please select the driver type you need based on the type of your application – Unicode or ANSI.
Server-side prepared statements are enabled by default. It is suitable for use with any MySQL version from 5.5.

This is the fourth release of the MySQL ODBC driver conforming to the ODBC 3.8 specification. It contains implementations of key 3.8 features,
including self-identification as a ODBC 3.8 driver, streaming of output parameters (supported for binary types only), and support of the SQL_ATTR_RESET_CONNECTION connection attribute (for the Unicode driver only).

Also, Connector/ODBC 5.3 introduces a GTK+-based setup library providing a GUI DSN setup dialog …

Dear MySQL Users,

A new GA (general availability) version of MySQL Connector/C has been
made available: MySQL Connector/C 6.1.10 GA. The MySQL Connector/C 6.1
implements the MySQL C API for connecting client applications to the
MySQL Server 5.5 or newer.

You can download the production release at:
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/c/6.1.html

MySQL Connector C (Commercial) will be available for download on the My
Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available on
eDelivery (OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

Please see the documentation and the README file in the source distribution
for a detailed description of bugs that have been fixed.

Enjoy!

Changes in MySQL Connector/C 6.1.10 (2017-04-28, General
Availability) …