If you install the MySql.Data.MySqlClient dll to the GAC then you won't need the dbproviderfactories entry shown below. If you don't install it to the GAC, create a bin directory in your application and drop the dll in there.
See also: Useful information on WebMatrix from Rick Strahl
1. web.config:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="myconnection" connectionString="server=localhost;user id=dimanuser; password=; database=diman; pooling=false; charset=utf8;" providerName="MySql.Data.MySqlClient"/>
</connectionStrings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="false" targetFramework="4.0" />
</system.web>
<system.data>
<DbProviderFactories>
<add name="MySQL Data Provider" invariant="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" description=".Net Framework Data Provider for MySQL" type="MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlClientFactory, MySql.Data, Version=6.2.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c5687fc88969c44d"/>
</DbProviderFactories>
</system.data>
</configuration>
2. Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
@{
var db = Database.Open("myconnection");
string sql = "select * from standard_text where rank < @0 order by rank";
}
<ul>
@foreach(var row in db.Query(sql,30)){
<li> @row.rank - @row.title</li>
}
</ul>
</body>
</html>
