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mariadb-connector-c

brew install mariadb-connector-c v3.4.9 LGPL-2.1-or-later keg-only

C client library for connecting to MariaDB and MySQL databases with SSL and compression support.

Why you might care

Provides the official MariaDB C API for building database client applications. Keg-only to avoid conflicts with full MariaDB server installations. Use this when you need lightweight database connectivity in C/C++ code without deploying a full database server.

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Alternatives

libmysqlclient MySQL C API
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Keg-only reason

it conflicts with mariadb

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