init branch Qt 5.15.2

Author: stoeckerb

README.md

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-Since the Qt Company currently doesn't give a crap on providing qsqlmysql.dll in binary form, you have to build it on your own. Here is a build for various Qt versions. Download precompiled qsqlmysql.dll from https://github.com/thecodemonkey86/qt_mysql_driver/releases
+Typical symptom when trying to connect to MySQL / MariaDB using Qt but without the necessary plugin is the runtime error 
+
+
+<pre><code>
+ QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL driver not loaded
+ QSqlDatabase: available drivers: QMYSQL
+</code></pre>
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+
+Since the Qt Company currently doesn't give a crap on providing qsqlmysql.dll in binary form, you have to build it on your own, which can be a pain. Here is a build for various Qt versions. Get precompiled qsqlmysql.dll from <a href="https://github.com/thecodemonkey86/qt_mysql_driver/releases">releases</a>
+
 
 Deployment
 
-1) in application subdirectory "sqldrivers" qsqlmysql.dll (Release) / qsqlmysqld.dll (Debug)
-2) the MySQL library itself libmysql.dll
+1) put qsqlmysql.dll (if release build) / qsqlmysqld.dll (if debug build) in application subdirectory "sqldrivers" 
+2) put libmysql.dll (the MySQL library itself) in your application dir 
+
+
 
- 
+If you want to use this repository for compiling it yourself:
 Building hints
+- Unlike the original .pro file this project can be built in Qt Creator, the source code is however unchanged
 - See branches by Qt version for source code
-- Make sure you link against the official MySQL C Connector v6.1 (not C++): https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/c-c/?version=6.1.2&amp;os=src
+- Make sure you link against the official MySQL C Connector v6.1/v8.0 (not C++): https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/c-c/?version=6.1.11&amp;os=src / https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.5.html?os=3&version=5
 - The .pro file from this repository by default expects the contents of the zip file from mysql.com to be in the same base directory as the sql driver project
-	e.g. D:\qt\src\sqldrivers is the sql driver project dir and D:\qt\src\mysql-connector-c-6.1.2-win32 is the MySQL connector library directory, so that there are D:\qt\src\mysql-connector-c-6.1.2-win32\include and \lib subdirs
+	e.g. D:\qt\src\sqldrivers is the sql driver project dir and D:\qt\src\mysql-connector-c-x.y.z-winx64 is the MySQL connector library directory, so that there are D:\qt\src\mysql-connector-c-x.y.z-winx64\include and \lib subdirs