- How do I fix the "Connection Refused" error when connecting to my database?
- How do I fix the "Connection Timed Out" error when connecting to my database?
- How to Connect to MySQL Database Clusters
- How to Migrate MySQL Databases
- How do I fix an "Access Denied" error when connecting to MySQL?
- MySQL Limits
- How to Modify User Privileges in MySQL Databases
- How to Secure MySQL Managed Database Clusters
- How to Import MySQL Databases into DigitalOcean Managed Databases
- How to Monitor MySQL Database Performance
MySQL
Generated on 17 Oct 2025
MySQL is an open source, object-relational database built with speed and reliability in mind. Its large and active developer community has created many third-party applications, tools, and libraries that expand MySQL’s functionality.
Getting Started
Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
How-Tos
Guides on how to get started with MySQL managed database clusters, how to modify users and databases, how to improve performance and high availability, and how to migrate data.
Reference
API and CLI reference documentation for the MySQL database service, including example requests and available parameters.
Concepts
Explanations and definitions of core concepts in MySQL.
Details
Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.
Support
Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.
Latest Updates
17 September 2025
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Now in public preview, you can now enable storage autoscaling on all Managed Database engines. To enable autoscaling, see our resizing guides for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, OpenSearch, and Kafka.
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Storage autoscaling is now in general availability. Additionally, you can now reduce your cluster’s amount of additional storage, as long as the new storage size is greater than or equal to the latest backup’s size plus any data growth since then and a 25% buffer.
1 July 2025
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The DOKS database operator, which facilitated integration of DOKS clusters with managed databases, is deprecated. Your existing databases remain operational and the operator-related CRDs are not removed. You can use the DigitalOcean API, CLI, or control panel to manage the databases created with the operator.
19 March 2025
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We have released new Storage-Optimized Droplet plans for MySQL and PostgreSQL with 48 CPUs, 384 GiB of RAM, and 20 TB (MySQL)/30 TB (PostgreSQL) of storage in SGP1, SFO2, and FRA1. For more details, see our pricing pages for MySQL and PostgreSQL.
For more information, see all MySQL release notes.