c language with mysql( how to include mySQL database into program ) - mysql

Question

I want to integrate MySQL database into my C program.
Is there a possible way to do so ? What are the libraries that should be used ? (If it's possible)

Answer 1

The C API code is distributed with MySQL. It is included in the mysqlclient library and allows C programs to access a database.
Many of the clients in the MySQL source distribution are written in C. If you are looking for examples that demonstrate how to use the C API, take a look at these clients. You can find these in the clients directory in the MySQL source distribution.
Here is a small program that connects to a MySQL server and list all tables from the database:
#include <mysql.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
MYSQL *conn;
MYSQL_RES *res;
MYSQL_ROW row;
/* Change me */
char *server = "localhost";
char *user = "root";
char *password = "PASSWORD";
char *database = "mysql";
conn = mysql_init(NULL);
/* Connect to database */
if (!mysql_real_connect(conn, server,
user, password, database, 0, NULL, 0)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(conn));
exit(1);
}
/* send SQL query */
if (mysql_query(conn, "show tables")) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(conn));
exit(1);
}
res = mysql_use_result(conn);
/* output table name */
printf("MySQL Tables in mysql database:\n");
while ((row = mysql_fetch_row(res)) != NULL)
printf("%s \n", row[0]);
/* close connection */
mysql_free_result(res);
mysql_close(conn);
return 0;
}