Howto: Connect MySQL Server Using C Program API Under Linux or UNIX

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"MySQL database does support C program API just like PHP or perl.

"The C API code is distributed with MySQL. It is included in the mysqlclient library and allows C programs to access a database.

"Many of the clients in the MySQL source distribution are written in C. If you are looking for examples that demonstrate how to use the C API, take a look at these clients. You can find these in the clients directory in the MySQL source distribution..."

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