MySQL

MySQL is the world's most popular open source database. Whether you are a fast growing web property, technology ISV or large enterprise, MySQL can cost-effectively help you deliver high performance, scalable database applications.

Add a MySQL database to your application

To add a dedicated MySQL instance to your existing application, simply add these lines to your configuration file:

.qovery.yml
application:
...
databases:
- type: mysql
  version: 8.0
  name: my-mysql
  • name: select a name for your database
  • version: choose the version of the database
  • type: the database engine (mysql in this case)

Supported versions

Here are the MySQL versions supported by Qovery.

VersionSupported
8.0Yes
5.7Yes
5.6Yes
5.5Yes

Qovery does not support a new version of MySQL yet? Contact us

Get access to your MySQL database

To get the connection information of your database, you can use the CLI:

qovery application env list -c
OUTPUT
$ qovery application env list -c
  SCOPE       | KEY                                                           | VALUE
--------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-----------
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_BRANCH_NAME                                            | master
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_IS_PRODUCTION                                          | true
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_NAME                               | my-mysql
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_TYPE                               | mysql
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_VERSION                            | 8.0
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_CONNECTION_URI                     | <hidden>
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_CONNECTION_URI_WITHOUT_CREDENTIALS | <hidden>
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_HOST                               | <hidden>
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_FQDN                               | <hidden>
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_PORT                               | <hidden>
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_USERNAME                           | <hidden>
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_PASSWORD                           | <hidden>
  BUILT_IN    | QOVERY_DATABASE_MY_MYSQL_DATABASE                           | mysql

In the output, you get all data you need to use the database. Those environment variables are available in the runtime of your application.

Show MySQL database status

To know more about your database status, run:

qovery status -c
OUTPUT
DATABASE NAME | STATUS  | TYPE    | VERSION | ENDPOINT | PORT     | USERNAME | PASSWORD | APPLICATIONS
----------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+-----------------
  my-mongo      | running | mysql | 8.0     | <hidden> | <hidden> | <hidden> | <hidden> | simple-example

Delete your MySQL database

To delete a database, you have to:

  • Remove it from the configuration file, commit and push.
  • Delete it manually (for security purpose) through the Qovery web interface.

MySQL backup

Daily backups for your MySQL database are automatically done for Production environments.

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