"'mysql' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

[patolax]

This is a question.

Do I need mysql db installed on my local machine to run the tests? I get above error even after I install mysql and jest packages.

My database is on aws, can aws aurora mysql be used as a test Database?

I am using mysql2, can this package be used with mysql2 simultaneously?

[Daniel-Yonkov]

Hello @patolax - This error probably appears when you have a db scheme that you want to setup before running your tests. In order to archive that, you would need the mysql client and if such is missing, this error appears.
If you are on NIX based distro (linux/mac) the following command should print the path to your mysql client if installed:

which mysql
# example output
# /usr/bin/mysql

If this does not resolve in a path, then you should install a mysql client on your machine (the client is enough, it's not needed to have a database engine itself).

In regards of the database setup - it should work as long as you have a mysql client to connect to a remote database and the remote database is accessible from outside the local network.

There is a suggestion in regards of implementing the support for mysql 2 in discussion #79 where you can find a bit more details. Currently there is no plan to implement support for mysql2 but if more interest appears towards the library I may consider supporting it.