4.2. MySQL ConnectorODBC

4.2. MySQL Connector/ODBC

MySQL Connector/ODBC acts as a bridge between the MySQL server and client programs that use the ODBC standard. It provides a MySQL-specific driver for ODBC so that ODBC-based clients can access MySQL databases.

MySQL Connector/ODBC uses the C client library to implement the client/server communication protocol. It converts ODBC calls made by the client program into C API operations that communicate with the server. Connections can be established using TCP/IP, Unix socket files, or named pipes.

MySQL Connector/ODBC is available for Windows and Unix.