Rudy Lippan said: > On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Jason Johnson wrote: > >> Note: I posted this on another list a few minutes ago only to realize >> seconds after posting that it wasn't the right list. So if you are >> subscribed to that list also and see this as a duplicate, I apologize >> in advance. >> >> I am running MySQL 4.1.10 and ActivePerl 5.8.6.811 on Windows 2003. >> When I upgraded MySQL from an older version, everything using >> DBD-MySQL complained about not being compatible and MySQL is telling >> me to upgrade to a newer client (in this case, obviously, my client >> being DBD-MySQL). >> > > Sounds like you need to get a copy of DBD::mysql that was compiled > against the latest mysql client libraries. I ran into this problem a couple of months ago and the answer then was that MySQL had given the libraries to Active State but they had not pushed out the updates. Since I didn't need the newer version, I went back to the version of Mysql which used the passwords that AS Perl did support. I guess they still haven't pushed out the updates.
>> Does anyone know which version I should be using of DBD-MySQL and in >> what repository I might find it? If so, how do I go about installing >> it with PPM (I've installed may different packages using PPM, just >> curious if there is any particular thing I may need to do when >> upgrading DBD-MySQL)? > > I don't know where you can find a copy of DBD::mysql linked against the > latest mysql client libraries. Maybe ActiveState might have something, > but I don't know. > > > -r -- William R. Mussatto, Senior Systems Engineer Ph. 909-920-9154 ext. 27 FAX. 909-608-7061
