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RMySQL (version 0.11.2)

Database Interface and 'MySQL' Driver for R

Description

Legacy 'DBI' interface to 'MySQL' / 'MariaDB' based on old code ported from S-PLUS. A modern 'MySQL' client written in 'C++' is available from the 'RMariaDB' package.

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install.packages('RMySQL')

Monthly Downloads

44,295

Version

0.11.2

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Jeroen Ooms

Last Published

March 2nd, 2026

Functions in RMySQL (0.11.2)

dbReadTable,MySQLConnection,character-method

Convenience functions for importing/exporting DBMS tables
dbQuoteIdentifier,MySQLConnection,character-method

Quote method for MySQL identifiers
MySQLConnection-class

Class MySQLConnection.
constants

Constants
dbDataType,MySQLDriver-method

Determine the SQL Data Type of an S object
dbEscapeStrings

Escape SQL-special characters in strings.
MySQLDriver-class

Class MySQLDriver with constructor MySQL.
db-meta

Database interface meta-data
dbApply

Apply R/S-Plus functions to remote groups of DBMS rows (experimental)
dbConnect,MySQLDriver-method

Connect/disconnect to a MySQL DBMS
isIdCurrent

Check if a database object is valid.
dbNextResult

Fetch next result set from an SQL script or stored procedure (experimental)
dbUnloadDriver,MySQLDriver-method

Unload MySQL driver.
dbWriteTable,MySQLConnection,character,data.frame-method

Write a local data frame or file to the database.
mysqlClientLibraryVersions

MySQL Check for Compiled Versus Loaded Client Library Versions
dbGetInfo,MySQLDriver-method

Get information about a MySQL driver.
make.db.names,MySQLConnection,character-method

Make R/S-Plus identifiers into legal SQL identifiers
dbColumnInfo,MySQLConnection-method

Experimental dbColumnInfo method for a connection
MySQLResult-class

Class MySQLResult
mysqlBuildTableDefinition

Build the SQL CREATE TABLE definition as a string
result-meta

Database interface meta-data.
mysqlHasDefault

Check if default database is available.
dbFetch,MySQLResult,numeric-method

Execute a SQL statement on a database connection.
transactions

DBMS Transaction Management