Node-mysql with mariadb

Question

I already use mariadb as a mysql server. However, I'm not sure using a node package designed for mysql is a good idea to use for mariadb.

There are actually two node packages:

• For mscdex/node-mariasql
• For mysqljs/mysql

I currently use mysql, since it seems pretty mature and maintained. It also seems to work well with mariadb on my side.

Are there any restrictions/incompatibilities/security issues to use mysqljs/mysql over mscdex/node-mariasql for a mariadb server?

Thanks

Answer 1

No, it doesn't matter which you use. MariaDB is backwards compatible with MySQL. You could even connect to MySQL with node-mariasql if you wanted.

Answer 2

Hi i am currently working on project with Maria DB and i am using node-mysql for production. It works really well for me. Reason of not using node-mariadb is the number of ratings and maturity of package.

Answer 3

I used mariasql in the past. It didn't cast fields to their proper JS type. Everything came back as a string (even integers). I'm going to try out the mysql driver. Seems weird that I have to use a different connection for each query if I want to do it in parallel. Seems like that should be abstracted for me.

Answer 4

Use this code my be helpfull for xampp mysql connection by using NodeJS

  var mysql      = require('mysql');
    var connection = mysql.createConnection({
      host     : 'localhost',
      user     : 'root',
      password : '',
      database : '<database name>'
    }); 
    connection.connect(function(err) {
        if (err) {
        console.error('error connecting: ' + err.stack);
        return;
    }
    else{
        console.log("database has been connected");
    }
    });
    var queryString = 'SELECT * FROM <table name>'; 
    connection.query(queryString, function(err, rows, fields) {
        if (err) throw err; 
        for (var i in rows) {
            console.log('filesname: ', rows[i].fieldname);
        }
    }); 
    connection.end();

Answer 5

My impression of node-mariasql is that it is immature in terms of supporting all database operations (especially prepared insert operations are lackluster atm) and also documentation is poor. I'd suggest using node-mysql for production applications.