Due to the growing popularity of Connector/Arduino, the moderator of MySQL Forums has created a forum for us to meet up and discuss the connector. Yippie!

http://forums.mysql.com/list.php?175

While the forum has been started very recently, I expect it will grow quickly as people discover the connector for the first time and experienced users find new and interesting ways to use it. I hope to moderate the new forum periodically to answer questions and respond to posts. See you there!

Note: you need an account to write to the forum. Click on "register" in the upper right hand corner of the forum page to create an account if you do not already have one.

Have you ever wanted to use a local database server to store data from your Arduino projects? Would you like to be able to send queries directly to a MySQL database from your Arduino sketch? Well, now you can!

The MySQL Connector/Arduino is a new technology made for the Arduino permitting you to connect your Arduino project to a MySQL server via an Ethernet shield without using an intermediate computer or a web-based service. 
Having direct access to a database server means you can store data acquired from your project as well as check values stored in tables on the server and keep the network local to your facility including having a network that isn't connected to the internet or any other network.
Example Code
The Connector/Arduino is an Arduino library that encapsulates everything you need to communicate with a MySQL server. It's also very easy to use. The following shows a simple sketch to connect to a …