> Which modules i have to install in order to connect > perl with mysql ?, in what order ?, My perl > installation is on solaris 9. I already have mysql > installed. Thanks for the help.
Here's what I wrote up while installing under OS X, should be pretty similar: > To install perl support for MySQL: > > - Make sure you have the OS X developer tools installed > > - Go to <http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBI/> and download the latest > released DBI (1.38 as of this writing). Read the associated readme for > installation instructions. > > - Then go to <http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/DBD/> and download a mysql > version of the DBD that looks good (mysql-2.1028 as of this writing). Try the > instructions, but if they don't work, you may need to fix the Makefile (likely > necessary for OS X 10.3). To do this: > > % perl Makefile.PL --testdb=test --testuser=testuser --testpassword=testuser > --testhost=localhost --cflags=-I/usr/local/mysql/include/ > --libs="-L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient -lz" > % perl -pi -e's/MACOSX/env MACOSX/' Makefile > (or replace -r MACOSX 'env MACOSX' Makefile) > % make > % make test > % sudo make install > > Now remove both source directories and you're all set! - B -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>