Relationship between excel and MySQL

[DianaBanana]

1) I will be using MySQL as a database for truckloads of web scraped data. Can excel directly read off of this, or do I have to export CSV files each time I run a web scrape?
2) Is there a forum for questions on MySQL like Mr.Excel?

 

[Joe4]

Can't say I know anything about it, but a Google search revealed these promising links:
Connect to a MySQL database - Excel
Connecting Excel to MySQL