Install Connector/ODBC

Linux (Binary Tarball)

1. Go to the MariaDB Connector/ODBC download page.

2. In the "OS" dropdown, select your distribution of Linux.

3. Click the "Download" button to download the file.

4. Extract the tarball:

   $ tar -xvzf mariadb-connector-odbc-*.tar.gz
   

5. Change directory to the root directory of the extracted files.

   $ cd mariadb-connector-odbc-*
   

6. Install the library:

   • On CentOS, RHEL, and Rocky Linux:

     $ sudo install lib/mariadb/libmaodbc.so /usr/lib64/
     $ sudo install -d /usr/lib64/mariadb/
     $ sudo install -d /usr/lib64/mariadb/plugin/
     $ sudo install lib64/mariadb/plugin/* /usr/lib64/mariadb/plugin/
     

   • On Debian / Ubuntu:

     $ sudo install lib/mariadb/libmaodbc.so /usr/lib/
     $ sudo install -d /usr/lib/mariadb/
     $ sudo install -d /usr/lib/mariadb/plugin/
     $ sudo install lib/mariadb/plugin/* /usr/lib/mariadb/plugin/
     

7. Install a driver manager.

Windows (MSI)

MariaDB Connector/ODBC Windows Installer requires Windows 8 or newer operating system.

1. Go to the MariaDB Connector/ODBC download page.

2. In the "OS" dropdown, select "MS Windows 64-bit" or "MS Windows 32-bit," depending on whether you need a 64-bit or 32-bit library.

3. Click the "Download" button to download the MSI package.

4. Run the MSI package and click "Next" to start the Setup Wizard.

5. On the second screen, click the license agreement checkbox, then click "Next."

6. On the third screen, click "Typical."

7. On the fourth screen, click "Install."

8. Then, click "Finish."

macOS (PKG)

1. Go to the MariaDB Connector/ODBC download page.

2. In the "OS" dropdown, select "macOS."

3. Click the "Download" button to download the PKG package.

4. Run the PKG package to install.

5. Install a driver manager.

Driver Managers

MariaDB Connector/ODBC requires a driver manager to provide the application interface for ODBC connections. The specific driver manager varies by operating system.