I’ve always been a SQL Server guy, but I wanted to give MySQL a try for a project that I’m working on. I could find a really quick MySQL/MVC example so I threw this together. LMK if you have any issues.
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL MYSQL
1. Download & Install MySQL (Includes MySQL Server, Workbench and Visual Studio Connector)
I did a Full Install (not Developer default) and configured as a Development Machine.
MySQL Workbench will launch when it is complete:
CREATE THE DATABASE
2. Click “Create a new EER Model”
3. That will launch the Model Editor
4. Click the plus icon over to the right of “Physical Schemata” to create a new database. Name it “Company”
5. Double-click “Add Table”
6. Create a new Employee table like so.
7. Click Save.
8. Go to Database –> Forward Engineer to push your changes to the MySQL instance. Read this if you are having issues here.
CONNECT TO DATABASE
9. In Visual Studio, Open Server Explorer and create a new connection to your Employee MySQL database. This is what my Add Connection dialog looks like:
CREATE MVC APPLICATION
10. Create a new MVC application in Visual Studio. I used the Internet Application template.
CREATE ENTITY FRAMEWORK MODEL
11. Add a new EDMX file to your MVC app and select the employee table.
I selected Yes, include the sensitive data in the connection string. Because it’s a quick sample.
That will create a new EDMX, just make sure you save AND BUILD it once the diagram opens.
CREATE MVC CONTROLLER
12. Add a new controller with the MVC template and EF. Right click on “Controllers” folder and select “Add –> Controller”
RUN THE APPLICATION
13. Hit F5 and change URL to /employee (i.e. http://localhost:45171/employee
CREATE A NEW EMPLOYEE
14. Click “Create New”. Enter a Name. Click Create
Nice. We now have end to end MySQL, EF and MVC.
Jon