[release-12.0.4] MySQL documentation major improvements (#108938)

MySQL documentation major improvements (#107690)

* added keywords and fixed description

* Update (dateColumn) description



* Mount docs from the current repository



* Clean up variables



* Improve timeFilter and timeGroup macro description



* Fix timefilter macro example formatting



* Fix time macro example formatting



* Remove extra spaces from timefilter macro example



* Introduce new table and Add examples for time, timeFilter and timeGroup Macros



* Improve existing examples of timeGroupAlias Macro



* Remove data frame description



* fixed the homepage with valid links



* Add Table Panel results for Macros



* fixed and define the configuration part for grafana mysql user



* fixed port typo



* remove the sqlDatasourceDatabaseSelection based https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/105232



* added annotation single tag example



* Change format type



* fix minor typos and run prettier



* Address Macros specific changes



* Revert column name and replace URL with version substitution



* re-added the text for the feature flag



* revert back the changes for the grafana mysql usage



* fixed links as per writers toolkit guide

* run prettier



* Update docs/sources/datasources/mysql/query-editor/_index.md

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(cherry picked from commit f7f8a52bda)

Signed-off-by: Sheikh-Abubaker <sheikhabubaker761@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Baldry <jack.baldry@grafana.com>
Signed-off-by: Usman Ahmad <usman.ahmad@grafana.com>
Co-authored-by: Usman Ahmad <usman.ahmad@grafana.com>
Co-authored-by: Sheikh-Abubaker <sheikhabubaker761@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jack Baldry <jack.baldry@grafana.com>
Co-authored-by: Zoltán Bedi <zoltan.bedi@gmail.com>
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@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ This document provides instructions for configuring the MySQL data source and ex
You must have the `Organization administrator` role in order to configure the MySQL data source.
Administrators can also [configure the data source via YAML](#provision-the-data-source) with Grafana's provisioning system.
Grafana ships with the MySQL plugin, so no additional installation is required.
{{< admonition type="note" >}}
When adding a data source, ensure the database user you specify has only `SELECT` permissions on the relevant database and tables. Grafana does not validate the safety of queries, which means they can include potentially harmful SQL statements, such as `USE otherdb;` or `DROP TABLE user;`, which could get executed. To minimize this risk, Grafana strongly recommends creating a dedicated MySQL user with restricted permissions.
Grafana ships with the MySQL data source by default, so no additional installation is required.
{{< /admonition >}}
{{< admonition type="caution" >}}
When adding a data source, ensure the database user you specify has only `SELECT` permissions on the relevant database and tables. Grafana does not validate the safety of queries, which means they can include potentially harmful SQL statements, such as `USE otherdb;` or `DROP TABLE user;`, which could get executed.
To minimize this risk, Grafana strongly recommends creating a dedicated MySQL user with restricted permissions.
{{< /admonition >}}
Example:
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ Following is a list of MySQL configuration options:
**Connection:**
- **Host URL** - Enter the IP address/hostname and optional port of your MySQL instance. If the port is omitted the default 3306 port will be used.
- **Host URL** - Enter the IP address/hostname and optional port of your MySQL instance. If the port is omitted the default `3306` port will be used.
- **Database** - Enter the name of your MySQL database.
**Authentication:**