The First ActionScript MySQL Driver

Matt MacLean has been working hard the past month on pushing out the first ActionSript 3 driver for MySQL. He states in his post that it still has some issues but nontheless works. I am truly very excited about this as it proves that it can be done!

Some of the minor issues are that the database has to be running with public access. In addition, he is working out how to get the username and password over the wire while securing it. Matt talks about his current solution for that.

I am currently working on a project that involves MySQL 5 Flex and CF. Naturally I am using CF to interact with my database layer and that is pretty much it! If there was a driver, I could drop this dependency. I am very excited to see how this project evolves in the future.