Dear MySQL users,
 
MySQL Connector/NET 8.0.14 is the second version to support
Entity Framework Core 2.1 and the fourth general availability release
of MySQL Connector/NET to add support for the new XDevAPI, which
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 XDevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/index.html. For more
information about how the XDevAPI is implemented in Connector/NET, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-net. NuGet packages provide …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/NET 6.10.8 is the fifth GA release with .NET Core
now supporting various connection-string options and MySQL 8.0 server
features.

To download MySQL Connector/NET 6.10.8 GA, see the “Generally Available
(GA) Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in Connector/NET 6.10.8 (2018-08-14, General Availability)

Functionality Added or Changed

* Optimistic locking for database-generated fields was
improved with the inclusion of the [ConcurrencyCheck,
DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Computed)]
attribute. Thanks to Tony Ohagan for the patch. (Bug
#28095165, Bug #91064)

* All recent additions to .NET Core 2.0 now are compatible
with the Connector/NET 6.10 implementation.

* With the inclusion of the Functions.Like extended method,
scalar-function mapping, and …

Dear MySQL Connector/NET users,

We are proud to announce that the open source version of Connector/NET 8.0.11 is also available as official MySQL NuGet packages. Connector/NET 8.0.11 is a GA release that can be used in production environments. Additionally, users with an older version can safely upgrade if preferred.

What this means for Connector/NET users?

Installing and upgrading packages couldn’t be easier, plus you need only to install the packages that fit your needs. Also, it’s even easier and more straight forward to develop for MySQL from Visual Studio.

NuGet is the package manager for the Microsoft development platform including .NET. The NuGet client tools provide the ability to produce and consume packages. The NuGet Gallery is the central software package repository populated by various package authors and tied …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/NET 6.10.7 is the fourth GA release with .NET Core
now supporting various connection-string options and MySQL 8.0 server
features.

To download MySQL Connector/NET 6.10.7 GA, see the “Generally Available
(GA) Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in MySQL Connector/NET 6.10.7 (2018-04-30, General Availability)

Functionality Added or Changed

* Connections made to MySQL 8.0 (up to and including
version 8.0.3) and compatibility with the new data dictionary are
now supported. For information about the data dictionary, see
MySQL Data Dictionary
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/data-dictionary.html).

* Support for the caching_sha2_password …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.11 is a maintenance release for the 6.9.x series
of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for production
environments.

It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.

It is now available in source and binary form from
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites
(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you
can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose
another download site.)

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.11 (2018-01-26, General
Availability)

   Functionality Added or Changed

     * All demos, code samples, and test-debug scripts are now
       optional to install, whereas before these items were …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.6 is the third GA release with .NET Core
now supporting various connection-string options.

To download MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.6 GA, see the “Generally Available
(GA) Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.6 (2018-01-25, General
Availability)

   Functionality Added or Changed

     * The .NET Core 2.0 implementation now supports the
       following connection-string options: AutoEnlist,
       InteractiveSession, Logging, Replication, and UseUsageAdvisor.
       For more information about the options, see Connector/Net
       Connection-String Options Reference
       ( …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.5 is the second GA release and the first to
introduce .NET Core 2.0 and Entity Framework Core 2.0 support.

To download MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.5 GA, see the “Generally Available
(GA) Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.5 (2017-12-08, General
Availability)

   Functionality Added or Changed

     * Support for .NET Core 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.0 has been
       added (.NET Core 1.1 support continues). With .NET Core 2.0, most
       of the common ADO.NET classes are available for use, such as:

          + System.Data.DataTable, System.Data.DataColumn, and
            System.Data.DataRow

          + System.Data.DataSet

          + System.Data.Common.DataAdapter

     * Support for Entity Framework Core …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.4 GA is the first release which introduces
Online API reference documentation and independent configuration of
Character set and collation in EF Core models.

To download MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.4 GA, see the “Development
Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.10.4 (2017-10-25, General
Availability)

   Functionality Added or Changed

     * Online API reference documentation is now available for
       MySQL Connector/Net. This new format replaces the files
       compressed and deployed in a binary format with the extension
       .CHM (Compiled HTML) that previously shipped with each connector
       release.

     * The deprecated UseProcedureBodies connection-string
       option was removed. …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.10 is a maintenance release for the 6.9.x
series of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for production
environments.

It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.

It is now available in source and binary form from
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites
(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you
can’t find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose
another download site.)

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.10 (2017-10-23, General Availability)

   Bugs Fixed

     * Executing MySql.Web.Security.CreateUserAndAccount with
       valid arguments returned an out-of-range exception.
       Thanks to Stein Setvik for contributing to the …

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 …