Connect and Query

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Overview

This documentation covers the previous release of SkySQL. A new SkySQL release is now available to explore.

Connect to MariaDB SkySQL services using service details and a MariaDB-compatible client.

By default, connections to SkySQL services occur over TLS to provide data-in-transit encryption. AWS PrivateLink and GCP VPC Network Peering are available.

Workstation to Database		Desktop clients for interactive SQL queries Command-line scripts Business Intelligence (BI) Data import Data export SkySQL Monitoring
Application to Database		C C++ Java Java R2DBC Node.js ODBC Python
Database to Database		Migration Replication

SkySQL services are managed from the SkySQL Portal or using the SkySQL DBaaS API.

Database connections are made using a connector (from an application) or a client (interactively or from scripts).

Clients and connectors listed here are supported under MariaDB Corporation Engineering Policies.

Clients and connectors listed here are compatible with:

MariaDB Connectors are available for many popular programming languages.

Programming Language / Interface	Connector
C	MariaDB Connector/C
C++	MariaDB Connector/C++
Java - JDBC	MariaDB Connector/J
Java - R2DBC	MariaDB Connector/R2DBC
JavaScript	MariaDB Connector/Node.js
ODBC	MariaDB Connector/ODBC
Python	MariaDB Connector/Python

MariaDB Client can be used interactively or within scripts.

MariaDB Client is included with distributions of MariaDB database products.

Compatible third-party clients exist but are not listed here.

Executable Filename	Purpose
`mariadb`, `mysql`	Connect from the command-line

For additional information about MariaDB Client, see "MariaDB Client".

MariaDB Shell is an administrative tool for managing your MariaDB deployments.

MariaDB Shell is a Technical Preview and should not be used for production environments.

Executable Filename	Purpose
`mariadb-shell`, `msh`	Connect from the command-line, perform administrative operations, and other features

For additional information about MariaDB Shell, see "MariaDB Shell".

Tools and utilities listed here are included with distributions of MariaDB database products and make a client connection.

Command-Line Executable	Purpose
`mariadb-admin`, `mysqladmin`	Check configuration and current status
`mariadb-backup`, `mariabackup`	Create and restore physical backups (including Aria, InnoDB, MyISAM, MyRocks)
`mariadb-binlog`, `mysqlbinlog`	Read binary logs or relay logs
`mariadb-check`, `mysqlcheck`	Perform table maintenance operations
`mariadb-dump`, `mysqldump`	Create logical backups
`mariadb-import`, `mysqlimport`	Load table data from CSV, TSV, and other text file formats
`mariadb-show`, `mysqlshow`	Display databases, tables, table columns, indexes
`mariadb-slap`, `mysqlslap`	Generate client load for testing

MariaDB database products are accessible from business intelligence (BI) platforms, including:

BI Platform	Detail
Microsoft Power BI	MariaDB Direct Query Adapter for Microsoft Power BI enables Microsoft Power BI Desktop users to remotely connect to and query their MariaDB database, including on MariaDB SkySQL, without downloading the entire data set to their local machine.