Does Access work with MySQL?

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You can use Microsoft Access as a front end to MySQL by linking tables within your Microsoft Access database to tables that exist within your MySQL database. When a query is requested on a table within Access, ODBC is used to execute the queries on the MySQL database.

Can I use MySQL with MS Access?

MySQL is one of the more often used open-source database applications. And – yes – you can use MS Access with MySQL.

Does Access use SQL or MySQL?

MySQL is just the database. Access is also a database system but it also provides tools for query generation, forms, macros, reports, etc. You can export your Access DB to MySQL, link your database and tables back to Access, and use Access as a front end to MySQL to run your queries, forms, and reports.

What database works with Access?

Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Access Database Engine (ACE) with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

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