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How to connect to online MySQL database
Apr 29 2014 5:51 AM
Hi guys,
I'm trying to connect from my C# windows application to MySQL database which is on my host of my website.How can i make connection? I downloaded a simple connection project from "Codeproject" but it's not inserting anything.I also installed MySQL connector 6.1 as required.
server = "" //local host in php
database = "database";
uid = "username";
password = "pass";
string connectionString;
connectionString = "SERVER=" + server + ";" + "DATABASE=" + database + ";" + "UID=" + uid + ";" + "PASSWORD=" + password + ";";
connection = new MySqlConnection(connectionString);
}
//open connection to database
private bool OpenConnection()
{
try
{
connection.Open();
return true;
}
catch (MySqlException ex)
{
//When handling errors, you can your application's response based on the error number.
//The two most common error numbers when connecting are as follows:
//0: Cannot connect to server.
//1045: Invalid user name and/or password.
switch (ex.Number)
{
case 0:
MessageBox.Show("Cannot connect to server. Contact administrator");
break;
case 1045:
MessageBox.Show("Invalid username/password, please try again");
break;
}
return false;
}
}
//Close connection
private bool CloseConnection()
{
try
{
connection.Close();
return true;
}
catch (MySqlException ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
return false;
}
}
//Insert statement
public void Insert()
{
string query = "INSERT INTO Orders (name, age) VALUES('John Smith', '33')";
//open connection
if (this.OpenConnection() == true)
{
//create command and assign the query and connection from the constructor
MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand(query, connection);
//Execute command
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
//close connection
this.CloseConnection();
}
}
can any one of you please tell me what to type in "server" string i tried server ip but don't work
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why not multiple inheritance in C#
Command Line Argument & int.TryParse()