Connection parameters are specific for the data provider you have chosen. In dependence of selected DBMS it is necessary to use different parameters, based on the selected DBMS specific. These parameters are used for the connection string generation. This topic describes connection parameters for dotConnect for MySQL data provider.
The name or IP address of host of MySQL database to which to connect. Leaving this field empty means using localhost.
The port of MySQL database to which to connect. The default value is 3306.
The MySQL login account.
The password for the MySQL login account.
If set to true password is stored among the other connection parameters.
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User password will be stored in your project in an unencrypted form (as plain text). |
The name of MySQL database which is connected to. Select name of MySQL database you want to connect from drop-down list or enter it manually. List is available only if you specify other connection parameters.