configure maria db to create crystal report (to get values from phpmyadmin to make crystal reports)

'MUST' download version 2 of maria db connector (if it is 32 bit it will be helpful even your laptop supports 64bit) from https://mariadb.com/downloads/?showall=1&tab=connectors&group=mariadbconnectors&product=ODBC%20connector#connectors


go to control pannel > Administrative tools >ODBC Data Sources (32-bit)
then 
go to System DSN
add new
select mariodb  odbc 2.0 driver 

give a custom name like test or what ever you want

add your server name
add the user name and password of PHPMyAdmin login

then select your database

next, all the rest of the interfaces then finish


now go to the visual studio
create a crystal report then go to field explorer
select database explorer
right-click and select the database expert
then create new connection
select OLE DB (ADO)

now add Microsoft OLE DB ODBC provider for ODBC driver
now select the name of your created System DNS name (ex: test)

give your User name and password of PHPMyAdmin login
then finish

keep in mind to download the version two it does not support for other versions

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