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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to MySQL Connector
  3. MySQL connections
  4. Synchronization tasks with MySQL Connector
  5. Mappings and mapping tasks with MySQL Connector
  6. Replication tasks with MySQL
  7. Troubleshooting
  8. Appendix A: Data type reference

MySQL Connector

MySQL Connector

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Installing MySQL ODBC driver on Linux

Installing MySQL ODBC driver on Linux

Perform the following steps to install the MySQL ODBC driver on Linux:
  1. Click the following link to download the MySQL ODBC driver: https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/c-odbc/
  2. Select the required
    Product Version
    .
  3. Select the
    Operating System
     as
    Linux- Generic
    .
  4. Select the
    OS Version
     as
    All
    .
  5. Download the
    Linux - Generic (glibc 2.12) (x86, 64-bit)
     file.
  6. Extract the downloaded file to a local directory in your system.
    When you extract the file, ensure that you copy all files from the downloaded driver package.
  7. Edit the
    <Secure Agent installation directory>/odbcinst.ini
     file and add the following values: 
    [MySQL ODBC 8.0 Unicode Driver]
Description = ODBC for MySQL
Driver = <Extracted folder path>/lib/libmyodbc8w.so
Setup = <Extracted folder path>/lib/libmyodbc8w.so
FileUsage = 1
    In the
    Driver
     and
    Setup
     fields, you must specify the file path of the
    libmyodbc8w.so
     file that you extracted to the local directory in your system.
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