Can we use MySQL without Visual Studio?

Do you need Visual Studio for MySQL?

You do not need Visual Studio for MySQL. However, if you would like to use "MySQL for Visual Studio", it will require VS 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, or newer versions as time goes on (per installer).

Do you need Visual Studio for MySQL Workbench?

1) You will need to install the Microsoft . NET Framework 4.5 and the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015. This has some basic software that MySQL Workbench needs to run.

Do I need Microsoft Visual C++ for MySQL?

MySQL 8.0 Server requires the Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package to run on Windows platforms.

Can I use MySQL without MySQL server?

No, you do not need the server installed locally. You do need some sort of client, though. For C, you would need the mysqlclient library. I assume C# has something similar to enable the CLR to talk to MySQL.