Using go with mysql

[payel...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I have trying to use mysql with go. I have done the following:

go get github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql

Then I  am trying to run the example in https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql/wiki/Examples but I get the following error:

dial tcp 127.0.0.1:3306: connection refused

exit status 1

Can anybody tell me why the connection gets refused? Do I need to install mysql separately?

[Tamás Gulácsi]

Yes, you need a mysql db to connect to. The driver is just the client, not the server.

[Richard Hibbitts]

Yes, you still need a separate MySQL server running and listening to port 3306 (MySQL default) on your localhost.