someone correct me if I am wrong.

DBI is the generic database interface module for perl

DBD::mysql is the mysql specific module DBI relies upon to talk to mysql.

cpan> i /mysql/

 

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jørn Dahl-Stamnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>>>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 1:59 PM
>>>To: MySQL List
>>>Subject: Mysql and Perl
>>>
>>>I try to write a perl script that will update a mysql 
>>>database, but when 
>>>running the script I get:
>>>
>>>install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm 
>>>
>>>I have installed DBI 1.52, but that did not help. Now I have 
>>>spend 1 hour 
>>>searching internet for this well hidden file mysql.pm, but 
>>>without luck. I 
>>>have found a lot of references etc, but not a single link to 
>>>the file...
>>>
>>>Can some kind soul please guide me to this file? Or has it 
>>>been lost for man 
>>>kind? ;-)
>>>
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>>>Jørn Dahl-Stamnes
>>>homepage: http://www.dahl-stamnes.net/dahls/
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