Issue
When you try to connect to MySQL, the following error might occur:An error occurred while communicating with MySQL Database.
The drivers necessary to connect to this database server are not properly installed. Visit http://www.tableausoftware.com/drivers to download driver setup files.
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
Unable to connect to the server "<server name>". Check that the server is running and that you have access privileges to the requested database.
Unable to connect to the server.
The drivers necessary to connect to this database server are not properly installed. Visit http://www.tableausoftware.com/drivers to download driver setup files.
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
Unable to connect to the server "<server name>". Check that the server is running and that you have access privileges to the requested database.
Unable to connect to the server.
In addition, the following error appears in the Tableau Desktop log files:
[MySQL][ODBC <version> Driver]Connection using old (pre-4.1.1) authentication protocol refused (client option 'secure_auth' enabled