Bug #72298 Download of product 'connector-odbc-winx64' Download failed
Submitted: 10 Apr 2014 0:21 Modified: 20 Feb 2015 17:41
Reporter: Jiunn Chang Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL for Windows: Installer Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:5.6.17 OS:Windows (x64)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[10 Apr 2014 0:21] Jiunn Chang
Description:
Trying to install using: mysql-installer-web-community-5.6.17.0.msi

On a default install, one connector install package seems to be missing:

Connector/ODBC 5.3.2

Details info:

6: Download of product 'connector-odbc-winx64' Download failed

Notes:

The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.

How to repeat:
1. Get mysql-installer-web-community-5.6.17.0.msi
2. Install will all default settings
3. Get the above missing install package

Suggested fix:
This might simply be a file naming issue or the file is actually missing.
[10 Apr 2014 14:35] MySQL Verification Team
Thank you for the bug report.
[21 Apr 2014 16:54] Joshua Snodgrass
I am also having this problem.  404 error.

Can MySQL still be used w/o this connector?
[22 Apr 2014 0:06] Eduardo Arino de la Rubia
This is currently stopping me from building our development images. What is the suggested workaround?
[23 Apr 2014 23:49] Jiunn Chang
Hello,

I am not a MySQL support tech, but this is my suggestion for the questions asked.  MySQL will still work without the ODBC connector installed.  You will only need this is you plan on connecting from apps that require OBDC API support.  For example, if you plan on using Hibernate or jdbc in Java then you will not need it.  The JDBC driver installed fine for me.

Just as an FYI, I recently moved to the enterprise version of 5.6.17 and it all installed just fine for me.  No errors at all.

http://www.mysql.com/trials/

You will need to open an Oracle eDelivery account.

Hope this helps a little...

Cheers!
[24 Apr 2014 2:58] Roger Foster
Workaround:

In a web browser go to http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/ .  Click on the "Connector/ODBC" link.  Make sure "Select Platform" shows "Microsoft Windows".  Click on the appropriate download button for MSI Installer.  After downloading run the .msi file.
[27 Apr 2014 22:39] Paul McQuesten
Same symptom. This work-around is perfect. Thanks much.
[20 May 2014 15:54] Eric Allalinarde
Install ODBC connector first, then you can run the MYSQL set-up selecting (program update option). The set-up will run fully without any error.
[13 Jul 2014 21:20] Bob Brown
This is the same on 5.6.19.

Suggest increasing the severity as it does affect user confidence as the consequences are the user needs to abort installation and investigate issue before continuing and (I'm guessing...) the fix is relatively easy.
[19 Aug 2014 2:22] MySQL Verification Team
This is the same on 5.6.20

6: Download of product 'connector-odbc-winx64' Download failed
[20 Feb 2015 17:41] Philip Olson
Posted by developer:
 
Fixed as of the upcoming MySQL Installer 1.4.4 release, and here's the changelog entry:

MySQL Connector/ODBC was missing from the manifest, and this caused the
installation to fail when using the web variant of MySQL Installer. A workaround was
to manually download and install this connector.

Thank you for the bug report.