No Entity Framework provider found for 'MySql.Data.MySqlClient' ADO.NET provider

Question

I\'m trying to use Entity Framework with MySQL and I get the above error. I have the latest MySQL connector installed.

The full error reads:

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Answer 1

I just had the same situation when trying to configure Visual Studio Professional 2017 environment with MySQL, ADO.NET (Database First) and EF6.

After going through hell with every connector/NET available, I got it to work with Connector/NET v6.9.10 and following the steps below.

1. Uninstall/remove "Connector/NET" and "MySQL for Visual Studio" if installed.

2. Install "MySQL for Visual Studio" v2.0.5 CTP (MySQL for Visual Studio). Note: Install MySQL for Visual Studio before Connector/NET.

3. Install "Connector/NET" v6.9.10 (Connector/Net). https://i.stack.imgur.com/XOT1I.jpg Note: I tried using Connector/NET v6.8, v6.10 and v8 first, but none of them worked Here you can find all Connector Versions and Compatibilities with Visual Studio IDEs, but so far this list is inaccurate.

4. Download and Install "EntityFramework" v6.2.0 through NuGet.

5. Add references to C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\Connector.NET 6.9.10\Assemblies\v4.5\MySql.Data.dll and C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\Connector.NET 6.9.10\Assemblies\v4.5\MySql.Data.Entity.EF6.dll.

6. Add MySQL EF6 provider info inside App.config under entity framework providers as follow:

7. Rebuild project.

And that was it. VS2017 was ready to go for me. Hope this works for everybody, as it did for me today.

References:

1. Can't Create Entity Data Model - using MySql and EF6

2. No Entity Framework provider found for 'MySql.Data.MySqlClient' ADO.NET provider