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Connection with Azure MySQL

If you do not have the MySQLi or MySQL PDO drivers enabled, check below our documentation on how to enable both in Scriptcase for connection.

Attention: If you do not have an Azure MySQL base created, check how to create it by clicking here.

Creating a connection to Scriptcase

See below how to create a connection in your Scriptcase project, using the enabled Driver (MySQLi or MySQL PDO) and the Azure MySQL database.

1 - Access a project from your Scriptcase.

2 - Click the New Connection icon to create a connection.

Creating a new connection

or access the Database > New connection menu.

Creating a new connection

After that, a screen will appear with all database connections.

3 - Select the Microsoft Azure connection.

Selecting the database connection

4 - And choose the database Azure MySQL.

Selecting the database

Connection

Enter the parameters for connecting to your Azure MySQL database as follows:

Connecting to the database

  • Connection name: Define the name of your new connection. By default, Scriptcase adds the prefix conn along with the database name.

  • SGDB Driver: Select the MySQL Driver for connection. In this example, we use the MySQL PDO Driver.

  • SGDB Server: Enter the domain of the Azure server where the database is installed.
  • EX: serverdomain.mysql.database.azure.com

  • Port: Enter the port for connection. By default, the defined port is 3306.

  • Database: List and select the database you will connect to.
  • EX: samples

  • User: Inform the user to authenticate the connection to your database.

  • Password: Enter the password to complete the authentication process.

  • Test connection: Click this button to get a response to the Scriptcase request to find out if the parameters entered are correct.

Testing the database connection

Security

Accessing this tab, you can configure all the security of your Azure MySQL database.

Database security

  • Use SSL: Choose whether the SSL protocol will be active on the connection.
    • By default, Scriptcase disables this option.

Filter

Accessing this tab, you can configure which Database items will be displayed on the connection, depending on the owner or not.

Filtering the database connection

Show


It allows the connection to see tables, views, system tables and procedures depending on the items selected by the user. By default, the items Tables and Views are already selected by Scriptcase.

  • Tables: By selecting this option, the tables in your database will be displayed.
    • By default, Scriptcase enables this option.

  • Views: By selecting this option, the views of your database will be displayed.
    • By default, Scriptcase enables this option.

  • System Tables: Selecting this option, the system tables of your database will be displayed.

  • Procedures: Selecting this option, the procedures of your database will be displayed.

Filters


Allows you to define which tables and owners are displayed.

  • Tables: You can define in this option which tables will be displayed. The configuration can contain a PREFIX%% or name of the tables to display.
    • By default, Scriptcase leaves this option empty.
    • EX:

    Example of using the prefix


  • Owner: Inform the user who sees the tables entered for display.
    • The user must be in capital letters as in the example above.

  • Show: Choose whether tables for the informed owner are displayed.

NOTE: By using table filtering, you eliminate unnecessary tables for your project and __ improve the performance__ of your database connection.

Advanced

In this tab, you have access to specific settings for the connection. The settings made in this session impact the data display and application performance.

Advanced database connection configuration

  • client_encoding: Select the encoding used in your database. In the example above, we use the client_encoding utf8.
    • By default, the utf8 charset is set.

  • Decimal Separator: Select the type of separator for decimal records, between comma and period.
    • By default, the point . is selected as a separator.

  • Persistent Connection: Define whether connections will be terminated after the execution of your scripts in Scriptcase applications.
    • By default, Scriptcase disables this option.

  • Use the schema before the table name: Define whether the database schema is displayed before the table names.
    • By default, Scriptcase enables this option.

Doubts about connection?

Get in contact with our support in case of connection problems or questions regarding this database.