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MySQL Connector/ODBC (also known as MyODBC) allows you to connect to a MySQL database server using the ODBC database API on all Microsoft Windows and most Unix platforms, including through such applications and programming environments such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and Borland Delphi.
The production-ready version of Connector/ODBC is compliant with the ODBC 2.50 specification, Level 0 (with some Level 1 and 2 features). The stable version, is compliant with the ODBC 3.51 specification, Level 1 (complete Core API and Level 2 features).
Connector/ODBC is available for Microsoft Windows, as well as many Unix systems (including Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, and Mac OS X).
Two versions of MySQL Connector/ODBC are available for download:
MySQL Connectors are available under the MySQL AB "dual licensing" model. Under this model, users may choose to use MySQL products under the free software/opensource GNU General Public License (commonly known as the "GPL") or under acommercial license.

