# Cloud SQL for MySQL documentation [Read product documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/features.md.txt) Cloud SQL for MySQL is a fully-managed database service that helps you set up, maintain, manage, and administer your MySQL relational databases on Google Cloud. For information specific to MySQL, see the [MySQL documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/) or [learn more about Cloud SQL for MySQL](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/features.md.txt). ## Documentation resources Find quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues. ### Guides - [Create instances](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/create-instance.md.txt) - [Connection overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/connect-overview) - [Enable and disable high availability on an instance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/configure-ha.md.txt) - [Create and manage MySQL databases](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/create-manage-databases.md.txt) - [Create and manage MySQL users](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/create-manage-users.md.txt) - [Export and import using SQL dump file](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/import-export/import-export-sql.md.txt) - [Export and import using CSV files](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/import-export/import-export-csv.md.txt) - [Create backups](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/backup-recovery/backups.md.txt) - [Create read replicas](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/replication/create-replica.md.txt) ### Reference - [gcloud sql command-line](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/cloud-sdk.md.txt) - [Use the Cloud SQL Admin API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api.md.txt) - [REST API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api/rest.md.txt) - [Best practices](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/best-practices.md.txt) - [Performance tips](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api/how-tos/performance.md.txt) - [Authorize requests](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api/how-tos/authorizing.md.txt) - [Configure VPC Service Controls](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api/configure-service-controls.md.txt) - [Cloud SQL Admin API error messages](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api-error-messages.md.txt) ### Resources - [Pricing](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/pricing) - [Quotas and limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/quotas.md.txt) - [Troubleshoot](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/troubleshooting.md.txt) - [Cloud SQL feature support by database engine](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/feature_support.md.txt) - [Release notes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/release-notes.md.txt) - [Billing questions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/billing-questions.md.txt) - [Get support](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/getting-support.md.txt) - [Security bulletins](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/security-bulletins.md.txt) ## Related resources Training and tutorials Use cases Code samples Explore self-paced training, use cases, reference architectures, and code samples with examples of how to use and connect Google Cloud services. Training Training and tutorials ### [Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure](https://docs.cloud.google.com/training/course/core-infrastructure) These lectures, demos, and hands-on labs give you an overview of Google Cloud products and services so that you can learn the value of Google Cloud and how to incorporate cloud-based solutions into your business strategies. Training Training and tutorials ### [Architecting with Google Cloud: Design and Process](https://docs.cloud.google.com/training/course/architecting-design-process) This course features a combination of lectures, design activities, and hands-on labs to show you how to use proven design patterns on Google Cloud to build highly reliable and efficient solutions and operate deployments that are highly available and cost-effective. Use case Use cases ### [Converting and optimizing queries from Oracle Database to Cloud SQL for MySQL](https://docs.cloud.google.com/solutions/converting-optimizing-queries-oracle-database-cloud-sql-mysql.md.txt) Discusses the basic query differences between Oracle® and Cloud SQL for MySQL, and how features in Oracle map to features in Cloud SQL for MySQL. Migration
Article Use cases ### [Migrating Oracle users to Cloud SQL for MySQL: Terminology and functionality](https://docs.cloud.google.com/solutions/migrating-oracle-users-to-mysql-terminology.md.txt) Part of a series that provides key information and guidance related to planning and performing Oracle 11g/12c database migrations to Cloud SQL for MySQL version 5.7, second-generation instances. Migration
Primer Use cases ### [Data residency overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/data-residency-overview.md.txt) Learn how to use Cloud SQL to enforce data residency requirements for data. Data residency data
Primer Use cases ### [Use Secret Manager to handle secrets in Cloud SQL](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/use-secret-manager.md.txt) Learn how to use Secret Manager to store sensitive information about Cloud SQL instances and users as secrets. Secret Manager secret
Code sample Code Samples ### [Python SQLAlchemy](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/mysql/sqlalchemy) Use SQLAlchemy with your Cloud SQL for MySQL database Code sample Code Samples ### [Node.js sample](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/mysql/mysql) Connecting to your Cloud SQL for MySQL database in Node.js Code sample Code Samples ### [PHP PDO](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/php-docs-samples/tree/main/cloud_sql/mysql/pdo) Connecting your Cloud SQL for MySQL database using PHP PDO Code sample Code Samples ### [Go web app sample](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/tree/master/cloudsql/mysql/database-sql) Simple examples of connecting to Cloud SQL for MySQL using Go Code sample Code Samples ### [.NET sample](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/dotnet-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/mysql) This sample application demonstrates how to store data in Google Cloud SQL with a MySQL database when running in Google App Engine Flexible Environment. Code sample Code Samples ### [Java servlet](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/tree/master/cloud-sql/mysql/servlet) Connecting to Cloud SQL for MySQL from a Java application Code sample Code Samples ### [Terraform for Cloud SQL networking](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloudnetworking-config-solutions) Use Terraform to create Cloud SQL for MySQL instances with private networking options. ## Related videos