# How to connect MySQL and Clover ETL?

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-mysql-and-clover-etl/558>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [July 20, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-mysql-and-clover-etl/558 "2009-07-20T00:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sandeep87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sandeep87](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/sandeep87)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-mysql-and-clover-etl/558/1 "2009-07-20T00:00:00Z")

</div>

hello,  
i am using CLOVER ETL , and MYSQL database in my system.  
I have the data in MYSQL database.  
so i want to fetch the data from clover ETL .  
when i am creating a connection between the CLOVER ETL and MYSQL it says “communication link” failed…  
Can Anybody help me with this… pLease…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![avackova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@avackova](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/avackova)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-mysql-and-clover-etl/558/2 "2009-07-22T08:24:06Z")

</div>

Hello,  
what the message exactly is? Probably your connection is not defined properly.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sandeep87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sandeep87](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/sandeep87)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-mysql-and-clover-etl/558/3 "2009-08-18T21:13:02Z")

</div>

yaaa i got the connection… thanks