[A]MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection cannot be cast to [B]MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection

Question

I am getting this strange inexplicable error when I uploaded my application to a server for testing. From what I studied, it seems to be caused by conflicting MySql.Data, th

Answer 1

I got the same problem but years later!

My server has installed in gac the MySql Connector 6.4.6 version, but I'm working with the 6.8.3 version, I was getting the "cannot be cast error". I fixed it by adding the following section to the .config file