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Download the MySQL drivers at: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Install the drivers on you’re development machine.

At references to:

– System.Data

– MySql.Data [C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Connector Net 6.4.3\Assemblies\v4.0\MySql.Data.dll]

The following code will output all database names to the console window:

using System.Data;
using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;

string connectionString = String.Format("Server={0};Port={1};Database={2};Uid={3};Pwd={4};",
 "192.168.1.1", "3306", "MyDatabaseName1", "MyUserName1", "MyPassword1");

using (MySqlConnection connection = new MySqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    using (MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SHOW DATABASES", connection))
    {
        connection.Open();

        MySqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();

        while (reader.Read())
        {
            Console.WriteLine(reader.GetString(0));
        }
    }
}