Application Connection to MySQL MariaDB

MySQL and MariaDB are among of the most popular open source SQL databases, used by world’s largest organizations. In this guide we’ll overview a simple example of Node.js application connection to MySQL or MariaDB server.1. Log into your BitssCloud account and create an environment with MySQL (or MariaDB) database server, we’ll also add a NodeJS compute node for this tutorial.

Node.js Application Connection to MySQL MariaDB

For this tutorial, we’ll use a single environment with both instances inside.2. Access your NodeJS server via SSH, e.g. with embedded Web SSH client.  

3. Once connected, get an official MySQL driver for Node.js (compatible with MariaDB) by executing the following command:

npm install mysql

Note: MySQL driver for NodeJS 10 is currently in testing, so if the deprecation warnings are shown while operating this server version, you may need to install the testing version:

npm install mysqljs/mysql​

Installation will be finished in a moment.

4. Prepare a simple Node.js script to verify connection. Create a file with the .js extension, using any text editor of your choice (e.g. vim script.js).

var mysql = require('mysql');
var con = mysql.createConnection({
  host: "{host}",
  user: "{user}",
  password: "{password}",
  database: "{database}"
});

con.connect(function(err) {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log("You are connected!");
});
con.end();

The highlighted placeholders in the code above should be adjusted using the appropriate connection information (is provided within the email for your MySQL container):  

• {user} – username to log into the database with
• {password} – password for the appropriate user
• {host} – link to your MySQL container
• {database} – database to be accessed (e.g. the default one – MySQL)                                               

                

Using this script, you can check the connection to the database from your application server and, if it fails, get an error description.

5. Run code with the appropriate command:
node script.js

For successful connection a “You are connected!” phrase will be displayed in terminal, otherwise error description will be provided. Now, when you are sure your database container is accessible, expand the code to execute some real actions on your DB server.