# Install mariadb-connector-c with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper MariaDB database connector for C applications. Version 3.4.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-11. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mariadb-connector-c ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mariadb-connector-c ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mariadb-connector-c ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mariadb-connector-c from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mariadb-connector-c ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-connector-c from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mariadb-connector-c ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: mariadb-connector-c from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mariadb-libs ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mariadb-libs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libmariadb-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmariadb-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mariadb-connector-c - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.4.9 - **Source summary:** MariaDB database connector for C applications - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-11T10:47:01Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - mysql_config (cli) - mysql_config (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 - zstd ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Uses from macOS - curl - krb5 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.4.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-11 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://mariadb.org/download/?tab=connector&prod=connector-c - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage MariaDB Connector/C is the C client library for applications that connect to MariaDB and MySQL-compatible servers. In package-manager terms it is the small but important client-side piece that many native programs need at build time or runtime, especially when replacing Oracle MySQL client libraries with MariaDB's LGPL client stack. ### Project history The connector descends from the MariaDB Client Library for C and was later branded as MariaDB Connector/C. MariaDB's own release notes describe Connector/C 3.0.0 in January 2016 as an alpha of the renamed client library, while the 2.3 series remained a stable GA line in 2016. The project is maintained separately from the server tree at the official MariaDB Corporation GitHub repository. MariaDB documents Connector/C as the library used to connect C and C++ applications to MariaDB and MySQL databases, under the LGPLv2.1 license. That licensing and source split made it attractive to distributions and build systems that wanted a client library without depending on a full server installation. ### Adoption history Connector/C spread through operating-system packaging because many database-aware programs need headers, mariadb_config or mysql_config compatibility, and libmariadb at compile or link time. MariaDB's Debian 10 announcement notes that Debian shipped MariaDB 10.3 with Connector/C 3.0 and that packages formerly depending on legacy MySQL/MariaDB client libraries moved to libmariadb3 from LGPL-licensed Connector/C. For Homebrew users, the separate mariadb-connector-c formula is useful when a package needs the C client library and build metadata but not a local MariaDB server. It also provides mysql_config compatibility for software that still expects MySQL-flavored discovery commands. ### How it is used Typical use is indirect: install the package, let build tools find mariadb_config or mysql_config, and link software against libmariadb. Application developers can also use Connector/C's option-file support so clients read the same my.cnf-style defaults as other MariaDB and MySQL command-line clients. Because Connector/C can read default or custom option files, package users should treat my.cnf locations as both configuration and possible credential locations when client option groups contain user, password, TLS key, or passphrase settings. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about Connector/C because it decouples client-library packaging from the database server and preserves MySQL C API compatibility names. It is the package that often fixes builds of database clients, language bindings, monitoring tools, and older autotools projects looking for mysql_config. The Homebrew formula is especially convenient on developer workstations: it gives native builds a MariaDB/MySQL-compatible client library without starting a daemon or pulling in server administration tools. ### Timeline - 2015: Connector/C 2.2.1 was documented as a stable GA release of the MariaDB Client Library for C. - 2016: Connector/C 3.0.0 appeared as an alpha of the renamed MariaDB Connector/C. - 2016: Connector/C 2.3.0 was a stable GA release of the client library. - 2017: Connector/C 3.0.2 reached stable GA status. - 2019: Debian 10 shipped MariaDB 10.3 with MariaDB Connector/C 3.0 and libmariadb3. - 2026: MariaDB Connector/C 3.4.9 release notes document the continuing stable 3.4 series. ### Related projects - MariaDB Server is the database server most closely associated with Connector/C. - MySQL-compatible applications and language bindings often use Connector/C through libmariadb or mysql_config-compatible discovery. - MariaDB Connector/J, Connector/ODBC, and Connector/C++ are sibling connector projects for other client APIs. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mariadb-connector-c. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /etc/my.cnf, /etc/mysql/my.cnf, $MARIADB_HOME/my.cnf, $MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf, ~/.my.cnf - Windows: System Windows Directory\my.ini, System Windows Directory\my.cnf, Windows Directory\my.ini, Windows Directory\my.cnf, C:\my.ini, C:\my.cnf, installdir\my.ini, installdir\my.cnf, installdir\data\my.ini, installdir\data\my.cnf, %MARIADB_HOME%\my.ini, %MARIADB_HOME%\my.cnf, %MYSQL_HOME%\my.ini, %MYSQL_HOME%\my.cnf ## Credential files - Unix: /etc/my.cnf, /etc/mysql/my.cnf, $MARIADB_HOME/my.cnf, $MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf, ~/.my.cnf - Windows: System Windows Directory\my.ini, System Windows Directory\my.cnf, Windows Directory\my.ini, Windows Directory\my.cnf, C:\my.ini, C:\my.cnf, installdir\my.ini, installdir\my.cnf, installdir\data\my.ini, installdir\data\my.cnf, %MARIADB_HOME%\my.ini, %MARIADB_HOME%\my.cnf, %MYSQL_HOME%\my.ini, %MYSQL_HOME%\my.cnf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mariadb-connector-c - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - mariadb-connector-c: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: mariadb-connector-c from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - apk - mariadb-connector-c - 3.4.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mariadb-connector-c from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The MariaDB Native Client library (C driver) | https://mariadb.org/ - apk - mariadb-connector-c-dev - 3.4.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mariadb-connector-c-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The MariaDB Native Client library (C driver) (development files) | https://mariadb.org/ - dnf - mariadb-connector-c - 3.4.8-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-connector-c from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | The MariaDB Native Client library (C driver) | http://mariadb.org/ - dnf - mariadb-connector-c-config - 3.4.8-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-connector-c-config from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Configuration files for packages that use /etc/my.cnf as a configuration file | http://mariadb.org/ - dnf - mariadb-connector-c-devel - 3.4.8-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-connector-c-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for mariadb-connector-c | http://mariadb.org/ - dnf - mariadb-connector-c-doc - 3.4.8-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-connector-c-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Manual pages documenting API of the libmariadb.so library | http://mariadb.org/ - dnf - mariadb-connector-c-test - 3.4.8-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-connector-c-test from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Testsuite files for mariadb-connector-c | http://mariadb.org/ - pacman - mariadb-libs - 12.3.2-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mariadb-libs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | MariaDB libraries | https://mariadb.org/ - pacman - mariadb-lts-libs - 11.8.8-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mariadb-lts-libs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | MariaDB libraries (LTS) | https://mariadb.org/ - zypper - libmariadb-devel - 3.4.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmariadb-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the MariaDB Connector C API | https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-c - zypper - libmariadb3 - 3.4.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmariadb3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | MariaDB connector in C | https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-c - zypper - libmariadb3-32bit - 3.4.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmariadb3-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | MariaDB connector in C | https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-c - zypper - libmariadb_plugins - 3.4.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmariadb_plugins from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Plugins for the MariaDB C Connector | https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-c - zypper - libmariadbprivate - 3.4.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmariadbprivate from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Additional internal libraries for the MariaDB C Connector | https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-c ## Related links - 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Shared terms: config, database, mariadb, mysql, openssl. - [mariadb@11.8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mariadb-11-8/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: config, mariadb, mysql, openssl, openssl-3. - [mariadb@10.11](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mariadb-10-11/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: mariadb, mysql, openssl, openssl-3, zstd. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mariadb-connector-c.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mariadb-connector-c.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph