Thursday, June 30, 2011

MySQL Connector/Net 6.1.6 (legacy update) has been released

MySQL Connector/Net 6.1.6, a update to our all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is an update to our legacy 6.1 version line. All new development should be using a more recent product such as 6.3.7. 

Version 6.1.6 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 4.1 - 5.1.  It is not suitable for use with MySQL 5.5 or later.

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

This update includes more than 35 fixes from 6.1.5.  Please review the change log that is included with the product to determine the exact nature of the changes.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.2 RC has been released

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.2, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is a Release Candidate and is intended for testing and exposure to new features.  We strongly urge you to not use this release in a production environment.

Version 6.4.2 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 - 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from here and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.) 

New features found in 6.4 include (please see release notes for more information)

  • Windows Authentication -- This release includes our new support for Windows authentication when connecting to MySQL Server 5.5. 

  • Table Caching -- We are also introducing a new feature called table caching.  This feature makes it possible to cache the rows of slow changing tables on the client side. 

  • Simple connection fail-over support -- We are also including some SQL generation improvements related to our entity framework provider.  


Please review the change log that ships with the product for a complete list of changes and enhancements.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

MySQL Connector/Net 6.3.7 has been released

MySQL Connector/Net 6.3.7, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is a maintenance release to our existing 6.3 products and is suitable for use in production environments against MySQL server 5.0-5.5.

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.3.html] and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time

- if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

Please review the change log for details on what is fixed or changed in this release.

Friday, June 10, 2011

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.1 beta has been released

MySQL Connector/Net 6.4.1, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This release is of Beta quality and is intended for testing and exposure to new features.  We strongly urge you to not use this release in a production environment.

Version 6.4.1 is intended for use with versions of MySQL from 5.0 - 5.5

It is now available in source and binary form from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.4.html] and mirror
sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point of time
- if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)

** New features found in 6.4 include (please see release notes for more information) **

* Windows Authentication*
This release includes our new support for Windows authentication when connecting to MySQL Server 5.5.

* Table Caching *
We are also introducing a new feature called table caching.  This feature makes it possible to cache the rows of slow changing tables on the client side.

* Simple connection fail-over support *

We are also including some SQL generation improvements related to our entity framework provider.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!