Yes, it works with "import MySQLdb" at the top of web2py.py:
web2py Enterprise Web Framework
Created by Massimo Di Pierro, Copyright 2007-2010
Version 1.81.5 (2010-07-22 23:56:21)
Database drivers available: MySQL
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WARNING:root:GUI not available because Tk library is not installed
On 24 Temmuz, 18:52, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> As a test, can you try add
>
> import MySQLdb
>
> at the top of web2py.py and run
>
> python2.6 web2py.py
>
> Massimo
>
> On Jul 24, 10:46 am, oktay <onur.ok...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I am trying to install web2py with apache & mysql.
> > I checked all the scenarios with the "global name 'MySQLdb' is not
> > defined" subject, but they didn't solve my problem.
>
> > I am using:
> > CentOS 5.5
> > httpd-2.2.3
> > mysql 5.0.77
> > Python26
> > MySQL-python-1.2.3c1
> > web2py Version 1.81.5
>
> > Default CentOS 5 python version is 2.4, I installed 2.6.
> > I can both "import MySQLdb" from python24 & python26 from console.
> > When I run web2py from source like "python ./web2py.py" or with
> > "python26 ./web2py.py"
> > I can see "Database drivers available: MySQL"
>
> > I think there is a configuration problem with the python libraries I
> > installed.
>
> > Do you have any idea? Here is the trace:
>
> > ---------------
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File "gluon/restricted.py", line 178, in restricted
> > exec ccode in environment
> > File "/var/www/web2py/applications/welcome/models/db.py", line 1, in
> > <module>
> > db=SQLDB('mysql://xxx:y...@zzz:3306/aaa')
> > File "gluon/sql.py", line 921, in __init__
> > self._pool_connection(lambda : MySQLdb.Connection(
> > File "gluon/sql.py", line 828, in _pool_connection
> > self._connection = f()
> > File "gluon/sql.py", line 921, in <lambda>
> > self._pool_connection(lambda : MySQLdb.Connection(
> > NameError: global name 'MySQLdb' is not defined
> > ----------------
