[Lazarus] How to connect to MariaDB/mySql database from fpc/Lazarus?

[Bo Berglund]

On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:53:38 +0200, Bo Berglund via lazarus
<lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:
Do you need to install mySql on the client machine in order to connect
with the MariaDB database on the server machine?

I have not installed any database engine except for MSSQLServer on my
Windows7 computer.

>A working fpc example towards a MariaDB database server would be
>valuable!
>
>I run Lazarus 2.0.4 with Fpc 3.0.4 on Windows 7 and on Raspberry Pi4,
>

What I google up does not end in a working way. Bad googling...
Or people only post problems and not success.


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Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden