chapter-96-mysql/

Using MySQL

1. Install MySQL -Download MySQL Community Server

2. We will need a MySQL driver -go get github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql -read the documentation on https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#installation -see all SQL drivers on https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/SQLDrivers -Astaxie's book on https://astaxie.gitbooks.io/build-web-application-with-golang/content/en/05.2.html

3. Include the driver in your imports -_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql" -Read the documentation -Determine the Data Source Name -user:password@tcp(localhost:5555)/dbname?charset=utf8 -Read the documentation on https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#dsn-data-source-name

4. Open a connection *db, err := sql.Open("mysql", "user:password@tcp(localhost:5555)/dbname?charset=utf8") package sql golang on https://godoc.org/database/sql