[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm have installed Perl 5.8 in my user area and I want to access a remote MySQL > database (and later Oracle). > The DBD::mysql install fails because it can't find a config file. > Does the database have to be local to build the DBD?
No, but the mysql client libraries must be installed in order for DBD::mysql to install properly. I always install all the mysql packages including the mysql client package - can someone else confirm that to install DBD::mysql you only need the mysql client? -- Hardy Merrill Red Hat, Inc.
