title: Why does connection to my MySQL server in Azure fail if my app does not have SSL enabled?
body: <p>I get a connection failure when I try to connect to my MySQL server in Azure from my app/client, which does not have SSL enabled. The error message is as follows:</p>
  
  <p><em>SSL connection is required. Please specify SSL options and retry.</em></p>
  
  <p>Is SSL mandatory when connecting to a MySQL server in Azure? Is there a way I can circumvent this requirement?</p>