Install the myODBC drivers, then in Windows you'll need to add the
datasource name through the Windows ODBC Manager control panel, as mySQL
only shows up in the database type list in CF admin on *nix boxes.
Once you've added the DSN through the control panel the data source will
appear in the database section of CF administrator.
Stephen
John Beynon wrote:
> All I've done before is download the myODBC connector
> (http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-myodbc-3.51.html) install it and then
> access the CF admin and mySQL appears in the list of databases.
>
> Jb.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burns, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 11 March 2004 14:20
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Connecting to MySQL through CF 5 on Windows??
>
> I haven't done anything. It's actually not my server, I'm having to get
> instructions and pass them along. If anyone could give me a
> step-by-step that'd be great!
>
> John Burns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Beynon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:12 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Connecting to MySQL through CF 5 on Windows??
>
> Have you installed the myODBC driver?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burns, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 11 March 2004 14:13
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Connecting to MySQL through CF 5 on Windows??
>
> Is it possible to connect CF 5 (installed on a Windows 2000 Server) to a
> MySQL database? If so, how would I do it? MySQL doesn't show up in the
> drop-down list for databases you can choose from on the windows install
> of CF 5 like it does on the Linux install. Does that mean it's not
> supported?
>
>
> John Burns
>
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