If you would like to communicate with MySQL via ODBC, grab the connector from here. The installation is quite straightforward. When you run the install application, read the warning and click next:
Accept the license agreement if you wish to continue:
Make sure you have uninstalled any existing MySQL ODBC driver. If you have, click next:
The install continues:
The install finishes:
We used this in our AreWeDown service, if you would like to see how this can be used. We configure the ODBC connector in this article.