MySQL with Node.js

Question

I\'ve just started getting into Node.js. I come from a PHP background, so I\'m fairly used to using MySQL for all my database needs.

How can I use MySQL with Node.js

Answer 1

Since this is an old thread just adding an update:

To install the MySQL node.js driver:

If you run just npm install mysql, you need to be in the same directory that your run your server. I would advise to do it as in one of the following examples:

For global installation:

npm install -g mysql

For local installation:

1- Add it to your package.json in the dependencies:

"dependencies": {
    "mysql": "~2.3.2",
     ...

2- run npm install

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Note that for connections to happen you will also need to be running the mysql server (which is node independent)

To install MySQL server:

There are a bunch of tutorials out there that explain this, and it is a bit dependent on operative system. Just go to google and search for how to install mysql server [Ubuntu|MacOSX|Windows]. But in a sentence: you have to go to http://www.mysql.com/downloads/ and install it.