# sidorares/node-mysql2

:zap: fast mysqljs/mysql compatible mysql driver for node.js

Repository: https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-mysql2
Homepage: https://sidorares.github.io/node-mysql2/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: database-adapter, node-js, mysql, mysql-client
Last push: 2026-08-25T16:09:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4886, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 50}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4383, forks 679 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.993764+00:00)

## What it is
MySQL2 is a fast, MySQL-compatible database driver for Node.js, largely API-compatible with mysqljs/mysql. It supports prepared statements, connection pooling, streaming, and a promise-based API.

## Use cases
- connect to a MySQL database from Node.js
- run parameterized queries with prepared statements
- manage a pool of MySQL connections for a web app
- drop-in replacement for mysqljs/mysql with better performance
- stream large MySQL query results
- use MySQL with async/await via promise wrapper

## When to choose
- you need a MySQL or MariaDB driver in Node.js
- you want mysqljs/mysql compatibility with prepared statements and promises
- performance-sensitive database access is required

## When to avoid
- you use PostgreSQL or another non-MySQL database
- you need an ORM rather than a raw driver
- you are not on Node.js

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: database-driver, database
- domain: databases, backend, web-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: mysql, sql, prepared-statements, connection-pooling, promise-api, typescript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- sidorares/node-mysql2 (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.993764+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:17.185559+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.993764+00:00, sha 79f80d5c55c6)
  - homepage: https://sidorares.github.io/node-mysql2/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:09:41.429849+00:00, sha 6e0385fee952)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.