Looks like you are mixing things up here. You'll need RMySQL
to connect to a MySQL
database. MySQL
is Oracle's light (and free) version of a relational DBMS. SQLite is something different. That being said, if you got the choice, go with PostgreSQL
if it's meant to stay, otherwise SQLite
might be ok for some testing. R and PostgreSQL
really work well together.
Ah, and note that there was NO windows binary of RMySQL
on CRAN when I wrote this.
SO if you are on Windows and want to use R with MySQL you gotta compile the package.
With the right R setup it should just be a matter of install.packages('RMySQL',type='source')
.
If you are not ready to compile on your own RODBC
might also work for you.