How can I connect FastReport with MySQL 5.5 in Delphi 7?

Question

I use Zeos to connect MySQL 5.5 to my Delphi's application, this is why this MySQL's version does not connect correctly to Delphi 7 using its native driver.

I just can't connect to MySQL using this driver (Delphi's native one) as I can't in Delphi 7 too.

I wanna know solution(s) to connect it and of course, use it.

Answer 1

Apparently, the native Borland dbExpress drivers for Delphi 7 only support really ancient versions of MySQL. However, searching for mysql 5 delphi driver on Google turns up several third-party drivers, such as the dbxOpenMySQL5 driver from Just Software Solutions. It's written for MySQL v5.0, but I'd say it's at least worth trying with v5.5.

There's also a commercial MySQL dbExpress driver by Devart which is explicitly documented as supporting MySQL 5.5 and Delphi 7.