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June 17, 2010
MySQL In C
By Bryan Young
Many languages include the ability to connect to a database and utilize the information stored within. For those that don't have these abilities automatically, there are different varieties of MySQL connectors available for installation. The version for C is the connector/C. Once the connector/C is installed (instructions on how to do this can be found here), you can add a connection to a mysql database to any C program with ease.

Below I will outline a simple program to connect to the "databasename" database. This database has one table "user" with three columns, "id", "name" and "department".

First, of course, you must inlcude the mysql.h file in your header, along with a few standard files.

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