MySql.Data.MySqlClient.Replication.ReplicationManager throws an System.TypeInitializationException

Question

I\'m having trouble with my code to access a MySQL Database. Everytime I try to open my connection, a System.TypeInitializationException is thrown by MySq

Answer 1

In my case, it raised error only in production. It was due to a wrong assumption in the MySql.Data package. It for some reason seems to demand to be in the same folder as the orchestrating dll (it was referencing another dll which was referencing MySql). I resolved my issue by removing MySql.Data and instead installing MySqlConnector package as suggested in here.