Here is the setups Old windows 7 laptop I've got mysql installed on it. Project in Livecode connect to it. Projects in Unity connect to it. New windows 10 laptop exact same versions of livecode, mysql and unity installed. None of them can connect to MySQL locally. I can connect with unity to the MySQL on my website just not the local one. Yes the server is running. Yes the 3306 port is open in the firewall. Yes MySQL Workbench connects fine to the database. I just cant get anything else to connect to it.
worked it out. has to be an older version of mysql, .net connector needs to be installed, passwords must be set to standard authentication not sha256