Creating a Linked Server in SSMS for a MySQL database

1. Download the MySQL ODBC driver from mysql.com
2. Install MySQL ODBC driver on Server where SQL Server resides
-Double Click Windows Installer file and follow directions.

3. Create a DSN using the MySQL ODBC driver
Start-> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)
-Click on the System DSN tab
-Click Add
-Select the MySQL ODBC Driver
-Click Finish
On the Login Tab:
-Type a descriptive name for your DSN.
-Type the server name or IP Address into the Server text box.
-Type the username needed to connect to the MySQL database into the user text box.
-Type the password needed to connect to the MySQL database into the password text box.
-Select the database you'd like to start in.
On the Advance Tab:
Under Flags 1:
-Check Don't Optimize column width.
-Check Return Matching Rows
-Check Allow Big Results
-Check Use Compressed protocol
-Check BIGINT columns to INT
-Check Safe
Under Flags 2:
-Check Don't Prompt Upon Connect
-Check Ignore # in Table Name
Under Flags 3:
-Check Return Table Names for SQLDescribeCol
-Check Disable Transactions
Now Test your DSN by Clicking the Test button


4. Create a Linked Server in SSMS for the MySQL database
SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio -> Expand Server Objects
-Right Click Linked Servers -> Select New Linked Server
On the General Page:
-Linked Server: Type the Name for your Linked Server
-Server Type: Select Other Data Source
-Provider: Select Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers
-Product name: Type MySQLDatabase
-Data Source: Type the name of the DSN you created
On The Security Page
-Map a login to the Remote User and provide the Remote Users Password
-Click Add under Local server login to remote server login mappings:
-Select a Local Login From the drop down box
-Type the name of the Remote User
-Type the password for the Remote User

5. Change the Properties of the Provider MSDASQL
Expand Providers -> Right Click MSDASQL -> Select Properties
-Enable Nested queries
-Enable Level zero only (this one's the kicker)
-Enable Allow inprocess
-Enable Supports 'Like' operator

6. Change settings in SQL Server Surface Area Configuration for Features
-Enable OPENROWSET and OPENDATASOURCE support.
7. Change settings in SQL Server Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections
-Enable Local and Remote connections via TCP/IP and named pipes

8. Stop SQL Server and SQL Server Agent
9. Start SQL Server and SQL Server Agent