MySql Driver When you are trying to connect to a MySQL database from your desktop, you may get the following error: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers- Error '80004005' [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified /win98/win98files/databaseconnectmysql.asp, line 17 What this means is that you need to install the driver on to your computer or server to interact with the database. This can be found for mySQL at: http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MyODBC3/MyODBC-standard-3.51.8-win.exe/from/pick From here, you need to double-click on the downloaded file, and hopefully you will no longer get this error. Sign up for our award-winning newsletter: