# How to create a mysql service on dreamfactory 2.2?

**URL:** <https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-create-a-mysql-service-on-dreamfactory-2-2/2806>\
**Category:** REST API\
**Created:** [June 5, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-create-a-mysql-service-on-dreamfactory-2-2/2806 "2016-06-05T20:14:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mardone\_Dias](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.dreamfactory.com/mardone_dias/32/727_2.png) [@Mardone\_Dias](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Mardone_Dias)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-create-a-mysql-service-on-dreamfactory-2-2/2806/1 "2016-06-05T20:14:05Z")

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Where inform the connection string ?

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/dreamfactory/original/1X/d2759cdc6d4c915ad12583343049ff3374504fff.png)

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**Author:** ![benbusse](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.dreamfactory.com/benbusse/32/4_2.png) [@benbusse](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/benbusse)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-create-a-mysql-service-on-dreamfactory-2-2/2806/2 "2016-06-06T15:53:02Z")

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The UI changed in 2.2. To connect to MySQL, you need to specify a host and a database at minimum. If the database has a username and password, enter that information as well.

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**Author:** ![Mardone\_Dias](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.dreamfactory.com/mardone_dias/32/727_2.png) [@Mardone\_Dias](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Mardone_Dias)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-create-a-mysql-service-on-dreamfactory-2-2/2806/3 "2016-06-06T15:57:39Z")

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where we report these data. thank you

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**Author:** ![Mardone\_Dias](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.dreamfactory.com/mardone_dias/32/727_2.png) [@Mardone\_Dias](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Mardone_Dias)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-create-a-mysql-service-on-dreamfactory-2-2/2806/4 "2016-06-06T16:17:15Z")

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ok , my account was old think so the UI was not showing the options. I created a new account and all is well .