Use a MySQL database for synthetic data

If you use the web application, create a new MySQL connector from the Connectors page.

Steps

1. From the Connectors tab, click New connector.
2. From the Create a new connector window, select MySQL.
3. From the New connector window, configure the connector.
   1. For Name, enter a name that you can distinguish from other connectors.
   2. For Access type, select whether you want to use the connector as a source or destination.
   3. For Host, enter the MySQL database hostname.
   4. For Port, enter the database port.
      The default MySQL port is 3306.

   5. For Username and Password, enter your MySQL database credentials.
4. Click Save to save your new MySQL connector.
   
   MOSTLY AI tests the connection. If you see an error, check the connection details, update them, and click Save again.
   
   You can click Save anyway to save the connector disregarding any errors.

Result

Your connector is now saved.

If you use the Python SDK, create a MySQL connector with mostly.connect() and provide a connector configuration dictionary as shown below.

c = mostly.connect({
    "name": "MYSQL Connector",
    "type": "MYSQL",
    "access_type": "SOURCE",
    "config": {
        "host": "mysql.hostname.com",
        "port": "3306",
        "username": "admin",
    },
    "secrets": {
        "password": "******"
    },
    "test_connection": True
})