Cocoa MySQL Framework pointers and/or advice? - mysql

Hey, I'm looking to find a good MySQL framework for Cocoa that I can use in my XCode projects to access a database on the web. Do you know of any good, open source/free ones? I have looked at http:// mysql-cocoa.sourceforge .net/index.html but haven't had a chance to play with it. Should I start there or is there something better?
Thanks in advance!

You almost answered your own question! Take a look at MySQL-Cocoa.
I've had a good experience wrapping simple queries in NSOperation objects for easy multi-threading.

Try:
MySQL Framework for iPhone :
http://www.eval-art.com/2009/06/22/mysqlframework-for-iphone/

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