MySQL Setup in Drizzle ORM
From the Drizzle ORM cheat sheet · Database Setup · verified Jul 2026
MySQL Setup
Connect to MySQL using mysql2 driver.
typescript
import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/mysql2';
import * as schema from './schema';
const db = drizzle(process.env.DATABASE_URL!, { schema });💡 Install: npm i drizzle-orm mysql2
⚡ Use createPool() for connection reuse
📌 MySQL uses mysqlTable instead of pgTable
🟢 Works with PlanetScale serverless driver too
setupmysqlconnection
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