I have a MySQL server on my [Scientific Linux 6.2](https://www.scientificlinux.org/) system. Right now I know how to create a new database, and set up users.

I need to setup [LibreOffice Base](https://www.libreoffice.org/features/base/) to connect to the MySQL server, via either ODBC or JDBC (ideally over SSL).

How do I do this? Do I need to install anything on the server to allow this to happen?