dbExpress Driver for MySQL Overview

dbExpress is a database-independent layer that defines common interface to provide fast access to MySQL from Delphi and C++Builder, including Community Edition, on Windows and macOS (32-bit and 64-bit) and Linux (64-bit) platforms. For this server, dbExpress provides a driver as an independent library that implements the common dbExpress interface for processing queries and stored procedures. As data-access layer is thin and simple, dbExpress provides high performance database connectivity and is easy to deploy. You can use our driver in the same way as the one supplied by Embarcadero.

dbExpress driver for MySQL provides access to MySQL database. It can work using native MySQL network protocol or MySQL client. If you do not use Direct mode, MySQL client library is required.

Native Connectivity to MySQL

Applications based on dbExpress Driver for MySQL are easy to deploy, do not require installation of other data provider layers (such as BDE or ODBC), and that's why they can work faster than the ones based on standard Delphi data connectivity solutions. Moreover, dbExpress Driver for MySQL provides an additional opportunity to work with MySQL directly without involving MySQL client library.

Cross-Platform Solution for Delphi and C++Builder

dbExpress Driver for MySQL is a cross-platform solution for developing applications using various IDEs: RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder on Windows and macOS (x86 and x64) and Linux (x64) platforms. dbExpress Driver for MySQL also provides support for the FireMonkey platform, which allows you to develop visually spectacular high-performance native applications for Windows and macOS.

Key Features

Direct Mode

Allows your application to work with MySQL directly without involving MySQL client library, thus significantly facilitating deployment and configuration of your applications.

Development Platforms

Major Delphi GUI frameworks supported: develop VCL applications for Windows or FMX applications for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

64-bit Development

dbExpress Driver for MySQL doesn't limit your choice of the development platform. Now you can develop for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms with Delphi.

Monitoring

Use our freeware dbMonitor tool to monitor and analyze all the DB calls made by your application using dbExpress Driver for MySQL. dbMonitor performs percomponent tracing of SQL statement execution, commits, rollbacks, etc.

IDE Compatibility

Our product is compatible with the latest IDE versions and editions including Community Edition: Embarcadero RAD Studio 12 Athens, Delphi 12 Athens, C++ Builder 12 Athens, Lazarus (and FPC). It is also compatible with the previous IDE versions since Delphi 6 and C++Builder 6.

Database Compatibility

Our product supports MySQL server versions 8.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, 4.0, 3.23; MySQL embedded server versions 8.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 4.1, 4.0; MariaDB server versions 5.x-11.x; Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL; Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon Aurora, and Google Cloud for MySQL.

Performance

All our components and libraries are designed to help you write high-performance, lightweight data access layers, therefore they use advanced data access algorithms and techniques of optimization.

Support

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