Power BI Desktop - Unable to Connect

[helger]

Details: "MySQL: We were unable to find a database provider with invariant name 'MySql.Data.MySqlClient'.
<br>This error could've been the result of provider-specific client software being required, but missing on this computer. To download client software for this provider, visit the following site and choose the 32-bit (x86) version of, at minimum, 'MySQL Connector/Net': https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=278885"

Downloaded the client software, still same

So......halp

[leviendeh]

Hi all,

thanks for the proposed solutions, but installing the following has still not solved the issue, I still get the error

Can it be there is a version conflict somewhere?

Strange thing is : on 1 laptop I got it working (but on this laptop I'm connecting to MySQL already for some time for other projects), on another one never got it working so far.

Anybody any idea where to look further?

Thanks a lot!

Levien

[swaroopjk]

Yes, I did.

[bbback]

Could you please let me know what link you used, please?

[swaroopjk]

try this:

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/

[Anonymous]

Just restart your on-premises data gateway (personal mode). It should work. It did for me.

[Ualas]

Bom dia.. Estou com o mesmo problema, erro:

MySQL: Não conseguimos localizar um provedor de banco de dados com o nome invariável 'MySql.Data.MySqlClient'. Esse erro pode ter sido resultado da ausência de um software cliente específico do provedor necessário nesse computador. Para baixar o software cliente para esse provedor, visite o seguinte site e selecione a versão de 64 bits (x64), como mínimo, 'MySQL Connector/Net': https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=278885

Já segui os passos da solução, porém não deu certo.

[om]

Hi Helger, I am also facing the same problem ! are you got any solution! somebody please help!!!

[om · Accepted solution]

The problem solved by download and installed the latest version of client software 'mysql-connector-net-6.6.7.msi' from the below link "http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.6.html". Now i can connect to my local MySql.

[michelfripiat]

I have the same issue but the link doesn't seem to work anymore.

Do you have any other way to get it?

Thanks!

[Malasanha]

The link at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/6.6.html works fine

[mpaler]

installing the complete mysql package:

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/

[swaroopjk]

The install is for 32 bit, i need it for 64 bit, any references?

[vincent_nox]

same problem...  could anybody help? 

[bbback]

Did you find the 64 bit connector