# Sails-MySQL Adapter Powered by MySQL MySQL adapter for the Sails framework and Waterline ORM. Allows you to use MySQL via your models to store and retrieve data. Also provides a `query()` method for a direct interface to execute raw SQL commands. ## Installation Install from NPM. ```bash # In your app: $ npm install sails-mysql ``` ## Help If you have further questions or are having trouble, click [here](http://sailsjs.com/support). ## Bugs   [![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/sails-mysql.svg)](http://npmjs.com/package/sails-mysql) To report a bug, [click here](http://sailsjs.com/bugs). ## Contributing Please observe the guidelines and conventions laid out in the [Sails project contribution guide](http://sailsjs.com/documentation/contributing) when opening issues or submitting pull requests. [![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/sails-mysql.png?downloads=true)](http://npmjs.com/package/sails-mysql) #### Running the tests To run the tests, point this adapter at your database by specifying a [connection URL](http://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/configuration/sails-config-datastores#?the-connection-url) and run `npm test`: ``` WATERLINE_ADAPTER_TESTS_URL=mysql://root:myc00lP4ssw0rD@localhost/adapter_tests npm test ``` > For more info, see [**Reference > Configuration > sails.config.datastores > The connection URL**](http://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/configuration/sails-config-datastores#?the-connection-url), or [ask for help](http://sailsjs.com/support). ## License This adapter, like the [Sails framework](http://sailsjs.com) is free and open-source under the [MIT License](http://sailsjs.com/license).