One of the easiest ways to connect to MySQL is by using [mysql](<https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql>)
module. This module handles the connection between Node.js app and MySQL server. You can install it like any other module:
npm install --save mysql
Now you have to create a mysql connection, which you can later query.
const mysql = require('mysql');
const connection = mysql.createConnection({
host : 'localhost',
user : 'me',
password : 'secret',
database : 'database_schema'
});
connection.connect();
// Execute some query statements
// I.e. SELECT * FROM FOO
connection.end();
In the next example you will learn how to query the connection
object.