Changing provider

[Kevin Burton]

I would like to change the provider to one for MariaDB. How is this done?

[Ben Hayat]

I would like to change the provider to one for MariaDB. How is this done?

Kevin, firstly be sure MariaDB or other providers support .Net 5 (in case you're using EF5). Previously MySQL or other derivatives were way behind supporting .Net current version.

Secondly, the providers generally provide docs how to use their provider in startup.cs. I use PostgreSQL and they provide all the info what library to use and etc.

[Jon P Smith]

Hi @KevinBurton,

My book and this repo uses SQL Server because its installed when Visual Studio is installed - that makes it easier for beginners. But as @BenHayat said EF Core is the generally same for all database providers. I do look at some of the differences in section 16.8 of my book.

PS. I assume you know that Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql says its supports MariaDB. I haven't used it so I can't say how good it is.