# MySqlDatabaseResource

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.MySql](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.mysql.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Kind: `handle`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire)

A resource that represents a MySQL database. This is a child resource of a {@ats-ref type:MySqlServerResource}.

## Definition

```typescript
interface MySqlDatabaseResource
  extends IExpressionValue,
    IManifestExpressionProvider,
    IResource,
    IResourceWithConnectionString,
    IResourceWithParent,
    MySqlServerResource]],
    IValueProvider,
    IValueWithReferences {
  readonly connectionStringExpression: ReferenceExpression;
  readonly databaseName: string;
  readonly jdbcConnectionString: ReferenceExpression;
  readonly parent: MySqlServerResource;
  readonly uriExpression: ReferenceExpression;
  withCreationScript(script: string): MySqlDatabaseResource;
}
```

## Properties

- `connectionStringExpression`: `ReferenceExpression` `get` -- Gets the connection string expression for the MySQL database.
- `databaseName`: `string` `get` -- Gets the database name.
- `jdbcConnectionString`: `ReferenceExpression` `get` -- Gets the JDBC connection string for the MySQL database.
- `parent`: [MySqlServerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.mysql/mysqlserverresource.md) `get` -- Gets the parent MySQL container resource.
- `uriExpression`: `ReferenceExpression` `get` -- Gets the connection URI expression for the MySQL database.

## Methods

- [withCreationScript](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.mysql/mysqldatabaseresource/withcreationscript.md) -- `method` -- Defines the SQL script used to create the database.
    ```typescript
  withCreationScript(script: string): MySqlDatabaseResource
  ```