22.2.1. Connector/Net Versions

There are several versions of Connector/Net available:

Connector/Net 6.7 includes support for MySQL 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, and 5.0. Important new features include Entity Framework 5 support, Built-in Load Balancing (to be used with a backend implementing either MySQL Replication or MySQL Clustering), a Memcached client (compatible with Innodb Memcached plugin) and support for Windows Runtime (WinRT) to write store apps. This version also removes all features related to Visual Studio Integration, which are provided in a separate product, MySQL for Visual Studio.
Connector/Net 6.6 includes support for MySQL Server 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, and 5.0. Important new features include stored procedure debugging in Microsoft Visual Studio, support for pluggable authentication including the ability to write your own authentication plugins, Entity Framework 4.3 Code First support, and enhancements to partial trust support to allow hosting services to deploy applications without installing the Connector/Net library in the GAC.
Connector/Net 6.5 includes support for MySQL Server 5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, and 5.0. Important new features include interceptor classes for exceptions and commands, support for the MySQL 5.6 fractional seconds feature, better partial-trust support, and better IntelliSense, including auto-completion when editing stored procedures or .mysql files.
Connector/Net 6.4 includes support for MySQL Server 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, and 5.0. Important new features include support for Windows authentication (when connecting to MySQL Server 5.5+), table caching on the client side, simple connection fail-over support, and improved SQL generation from the Entity Framework provider.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 6.3 includes support for MySQL Server 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, and 5.0. Important new features include integration with Visual Studio 2010, such as availability of DDL T4 template for Entity Framework, and a custom MySQL SQL Editor. Other features include refactored transaction scope: Connector/Net now supports nested transactions in a scope where they use the same connection string.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 6.2 includes support for MySQL Server 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1. Important new features include a new logging system and client SSL certificates.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 6.1 includes support for MySQL Server 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1. Important new features include the MySQL Website Configuration Tool and a Session State Provider.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 6.0 includes support for MySQL Server 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 5.2 includes support for MySQL Server 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1 features. Connector/Net 5.2 also includes support for a new membership/role provider, Compact Framework 2.0, a new stored procedure parser and improvements to GetSchema. Connector/Net 5.2 also includes the Visual Studio Plugin as a standard installable component.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 5.1 includes support for MySQL Server 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, and 4.0 features. Connector/Net 5.1 also includes support for a new membership/role provider, Compact Framework 2.0, a new stored procedure parser and improvements to GetSchema. Connector/Net 5.1 also includes the Visual Studio Plugin as a standard installable component.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 5.0 includes support for MySQL Server 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, and 4.0 features. Connector/Net 5.0 also includes full support for the ADO.Net 2.0 interfaces and subclasses, includes support for the usage advisor and performance monitor (PerfMon) hooks.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.
Connector/Net 1.0 includes support for MySQL Server 5.0, 4.1, and 4.0 features, and full compatibility with the ADO.NET driver interface.

This version of Connector/Net is no longer supported.

The following table shows the .NET Framework version required, and the MySQL Server version supported by Connector/Net:

Table 22.19. Connector/Net Requirements for Related Products

Connector/Net version	ADO.NET version supported	.NET Framework version required	MySQL Server version supported	Currently supported
6.7	2.x+	2.x+ for VS 2008, 4.x+ for VS 2010 / VS 2012, .NET RT for VS 2012	5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0	Yes
6.6	2.x+	2.x+ for VS 2008, 4.x+ for VS 2010 / VS 2012	5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0	Yes
6.5	2.x+	2.x+ for VS 2008, 4.x+ for VS 2010	5.7, 5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0	Yes
6.4	2.x+	2.x+, 4.x+ for VS 2010	5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0	No
6.3	2.x+	2.x+, 4.x+ for VS 2010	5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0	No
6.2	2.x+	2.x+	5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1	No
6.1	2.x+	2.x+	5.6, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1	No
6.0	2.x+	2.x+	5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1	No
5.2	2.x+	2.x+	5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1	No
5.1	2.x+	2.x+	5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, 4.0	No
5.0	2.x+	2.x+	5.0, 4.1, 4.0	No
1.0	1.x	1.x	5.0, 4.1, 4.0	No

Note

Version numbers for MySQL products are formatted as X.Y.Z, where Z=0 indicates alpha, Z=1 indicates beta, and Z>=2 indicates GA. However, Windows tools (Control Panel, properties display) may show the version numbers as XX.YY.ZZ. For example, the official MySQL formatted version number 5.0.9 may be displayed by Windows tools as 5.00.09. The two versions are the same; only the number display format is different.