mysql

The mysql connection can be used to access a MySQL database.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required?	Description
db	String	Optional	Database name. Defaults to mysql.
host	String	Optional	Database hostname. Defaults to localhost.
password	String	Optional	Database password.
port	Number	Optional	Database port. Defaults to 3306.
username	String	Optional	Database username. Defaults to root.

All arguments are optional, and a mysql connection with no arguments will behave the same as the default connection.

Attributes (Read-Only)

Attribute	Type	Description
connection_string	String	The connection string built from the arguments to this connection, in the format mysql://[username[:password]@][host][:port][/db]

Default Connection

The mysql connection type includes an implicit, default connection (connection.mysql.default) that will be configured using the following default values: