import Npm from '@mdx/Npm.astro'; import Callout from '@mdx/Callout.astro'; import Prerequisites from "@mdx/Prerequisites.astro"; import CodeTabs from "@mdx/CodeTabs.astro"; import WhatsNextPostgres from "@mdx/WhatsNextPostgres.astro"; # Drizzle \<\> MySQL To use Drizzle with a MySQL database, you should use the `mysql2` driver According to the **[official website](https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2)**, `mysql2` is a MySQL client for Node.js with focus on performance. Drizzle ORM natively supports `mysql2` with `drizzle-orm/mysql2` package. #### Step 1 - Install packages drizzle-orm mysql2 -D drizzle-kit #### Step 2 - Initialize the driver and make a query ```typescript copy import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/mysql2"; const db = drizzle(process.env.DATABASE_URL); const response = await db.select().from(...) ``` ```typescript copy import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/mysql2"; // You can specify any property from the mysql2 connection options const db = drizzle({ connection:{ uri: process.env.DATABASE_URL }}); const response = await db.select().from(...) ``` If you need to provide your existing driver: ```typescript copy import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/mysql2"; import mysql from "mysql2/promise"; const connection = await mysql.createConnection({ host: "host", user: "user", database: "database", ... }); const db = drizzle({ client: connection }); ``` ```typescript copy import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/mysql2"; import mysql from "mysql2/promise"; const poolConnection = mysql.createPool({ host: "host", user: "user", database: "database", ... }); const db = drizzle({ client: poolConnection }); ``` For the built in `migrate` function with DDL migrations we and drivers strongly encourage you to use single `client` connection. For querying purposes feel free to use either `client` or `pool` based on your business demands. #### What's next?

MySQL Setup