MySQL offers standard database driver connectivity for using MySQL with
applications and tools that are compatible with industry standards ODBC and
JDBC. This enables MySQL to work easily with standard development tools on
Windows, Linux, Macintosh and Unix platforms. Any system that works with ODBC
or JDBC can use MySQL.
Connector/ODBC: Standardized database driver Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix platforms.
Connector/J: Standardized database driver for Java platforms and development.
Connector/Net: Standardized database driver for .NET platforms and development.
Connector/MXJ: MBean for embedding the MySQL server in Java applications.
MySQL native driver for PHP - mysqlnd: The MySQL native driver for PHP is an additional, alternative way to connect from PHP 6 to the MySQL Server 4.1 or newer.