Here at MySQL we are constantly improving both our servers and our client software by making things simple to use and understand.  An area where we want to simplify things is around the version number we use for various MySQL client, connector, and other applications like Workbench, MySQL Enterprise Backup, etc.

Basically:

• We want to make sure our users easily know which version of a connector or client works with which server version(s).
• We want to deliver support for new server features during the server DMR phase without disrupting the GA versions of the connectors.

Which Connector Version To Use?

MySQL connectors (our client libraries — Connector/C, Connector/J, Connector/Net, etc) and other clients (tools and applications — MySQL Shell, MySQL Enterprise Backup, etc) will generally release more often than the server.  Relative to upgrading a set of servers in an …

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/J 5.1.42, 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 sites as well as Maven-2 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 5.1.42 includes the …

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of  MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.5 m4. Note that this is a development preview release and not intended for production usage.

MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0.5 m4 is the fourth development release of the MySQL for Visual Studio 2.0 series. This series adds 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 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.6 GA is a fourth 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 2.1.6 GA is compatible with MySQL Server
versions 5.5 and greater. Python 2.6 and greater as well as Python 3.3
and greater are supported. Python 2.4, 2.5 and 3.1, 3.2 are not
supported.

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.6 is available for download from:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/#downloads

The ChangeLog file included in the distribution contains a brief summary
of changes in MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.6. For a more complete list of
changes, see below or online at:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-python/en/

Enjoy!

Changes in MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.6 (2017-04-18, General
…

The MySQL Windows Experience Team is proud to announce the release of MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.7. This is a maintenance release for 1.2.x. It can be used for production environments.

MySQL for Visual Studio is a product that includes all of the Visual Studio integration functionality to create and manage MySQL databases when developing .NET applications.

MySQL for Visual Studio is installed using the MySQL Installer for Windows which comes in 2 versions:

• Full (352.8 MB) which includes a complete set of MySQL products with their binaries included in the downloaded bundle.
• Web (1.7 MB – a network install) which will just pull MySQL for Visual Studio over the web and install it when run.

You can download MySQL Installer from our official Downloads page at …

MySQL Connector/Python 2.2.3 M4 is the fourth development release of the MySQL Connector Python 2.2 series. This series adds 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 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires MySQL Server version 5.7.12 or higher with the X Plugin enabled. For general …

MySQL Connector/Net 7.0.7 is the fourth development release that expands cross-platform support to Linux and OS X 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 OS X.
We are very excited about this change and really look forward to your feedback on it!

MySQL Connector/Net 7.0.7 is also the sixth 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 6.0.6 m5 Development Release is a developer milestone
release for the 6.0.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/6.0/en/news-6-0-6.html

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.

To download MySQL Connector/J 6.0.6 m5, see the “Development
Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/

Enjoy!

Changes in MySQL Connector/J 6.0.6 (2017-03-10, Milestone 5)

Version 6.0.6 Milestone is the fifth development …

MySQL Connector/Node.js is a new Node.js driver for use with the X DevAPI. This release, v1.0.6 M5, is the fourth development release of the MySQL Connector/Node.js 1.0 series.

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.

MySQL Connector/Node.js can be downloaded through npm (see https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mysql/xdevapi for details) or from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/nodejs/.

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