[Solved] Entity Framework MySQL MVC: Unrecognized element providers exception

This error comes when you use Entity Framework version 5 with MySQL.

You can simply comment out the Provider section, rebuild and then run the project.

  <entityFramework>
    <!--<providers>
      <provider invariantName="MySql.Data.MySqlClient" type="MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlProviderServices, MySql.Data.Entity.EF6, Version=6.10.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c5687fc88969c44d"></provider>
    </providers>-->
    <defaultConnectionFactory type="System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.LocalDbConnectionFactory, EntityFramework">
      <parameters>
        <parameter value="v13.0" />
      </parameters>
    </defaultConnectionFactory>
  </entityFramework>