if you have the instant rails and mysql is running then that should be enough, what error are you getting? what is your operating system? how are you installing it? cpan? or using the make file which comes with it?
_____ From: alok nath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 August 2007 09:23 To: Andrew Curry; beginners@perl.org Subject: Re: problem connecting to mysql database Hi, May be valid. I am getting superstitious now. Anyway, I have not installed any mysql client.I have simply downloaded InstantRails which has mysql and started the mysql server which is up and running. Can you explain why you need mysql client now ? Regards Alok. ----- Original Message ---- From: Andrew Curry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jeff Pang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; beginners@perl.org Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:26:00 PM Subject: RE: problem connecting to mysql database Really stupid question but have you installed the mysql client first on the box? The module needs the libraries here to work, they must also be in you paths (LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PATH) -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Pang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 August 2007 08:53 To: beginners@perl.org Subject: Re: problem connecting to mysql database -----Original Message----- >From: alok nath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 16, 2007 1:25 PM >To: beginners@perl.org >Subject: problem connecting to mysql database > I have installed the mysql.pm, by doing the following : > - downloaded the DBD-mysql-4.005.tar and copied the contents of lib to > my C:\perl\lib. >From my experience with DBD::mysql,you can't just download it and copy them to lib path. You need to compile them,even when compiling,you need to specify some arguments like mysql_config path to it. I don't have experience on installing DBD::mysql on Win,but if you're using ActiveState,can you use their package manager to install the libs? -- Jeff Pang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://home.arcor.de/jeffpang/ <http://home.arcor.de/jeffpang/> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/ <http://learn.perl.org/> This e-mail is from the PA Group. For more information, see www.thepagroup.com <http://www.thepagroup.com/> . This e-mail may contain confidential information. Only the addressee is permitted to read, copy, distribute or otherwise use this email or any attachments. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail is personal to the sender and may not reflect the opinion of the PA Group. Any e-mail reply to this address may be subject to interception or monitoring for operational reasons or for lawful business practices. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/ <http://learn.perl.org/> _____ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=47093/*http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222> with an Edge to see what's on, when. This e-mail is from the PA Group. For more information, see www.thepagroup.com. This e-mail may contain confidential information. Only the addressee is permitted to read, copy, distribute or otherwise use this email or any attachments. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail is personal to the sender and may not reflect the opinion of the PA Group. Any e-mail reply to this address may be subject to interception or monitoring for operational reasons or for lawful business practices.
