MySQL Support

[Simon lord]

Hi all, I need to write an app that will allow me to read/write data to 
MySQL.  I'd like to tinker with this on the weekend and I've seen it 
mentioned here a few times but was not in the market to use such a 
combination.

That said, can some kind sole provide me with the following:

1) Information about what I need in order read/write to MySQL
2) A sample stack (I can change the MySQL table calls) just so get a 
frame of reference

This would be much appreciated, I look forward to playing with it.

Sincerely,
Simon