Here is the vb code that I have in so far:
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim MySqlConn As MySqlConnection
MySqlConn = New MySqlConnection
MySqlConn.ConnectionString = "server=localhost;userid=root;password=Splash123;database=database"
Try
MySqlConn.Open()
MessageBox.Show("Connected")
MySqlConn.Close()
Catch ex As MySqlException
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
Finally
MySqlConn.Dispose()
End Try
End Sub
End Class