Installing DBD::mysql on Mac OS 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Hello, I am very new to the DBI module. I am trying to connect to a mysql installation on a server over the internet, however I cannot get the DBD::mysql driver installed properly. When I try to install via CPAN with the command 'sudo -H cpan -i DBD::mysql' I get the error: CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.18) Going to read /var/root/.cpan/Metadata Database was generated on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:34:47 GMT CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71) Going to read /var/root/.cpan/build/ DONE Found 16 old builds, restored the state of 16 Running install for module 'DBD::mysql' Running make for C/CA/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.013.tar.gz Has already been unwrapped into directory /var/root/.cpan/build/DBD- mysql-4.013-CoqaqX '/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL' returned status 512, won't make Running make test Make had some problems, won't test Running make install Make had some problems, won't install Has anybody encountered this and know a workaround? I could not get a manual install to work either, although I will admit I don't have any previous experience doing a manual install. I tried to follow the instructions on the DBD::mysql module page have been reading this group and searching for solutions online but nothing has worked. When I try a manual install i get the message: PLEASE NOTE: For 'make test' to run properly, you must ensure that the database user 'robertmulley' can connect to your MySQL server and has the proper privileges that these tests require such as 'drop table', 'create table', 'drop procedure', 'create procedure' as well as others. mysql grant all privileges on test.* to 'robertmulley'@'localhost' identified by 's3kr1t'; You can also optionally set the user to run 'make test' with: perl Makefile.pl --testuser=username Can't exec mysql_config: No such file or directory at Makefile.PL line 464. Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located Can't exec mysql_config: No such file or directory at Makefile.PL line 464. Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located Can't exec mysql_config: No such file or directory at Makefile.PL line 464. Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located Failed to determine directory of mysql.h. Use perl Makefile.PL --cflags=-Idir to set this directory. For details see the INSTALL.html file, section C Compiler flags or type perl Makefile.PL --help I have MAMP installed and running. Also I don't care about connecting to localhost, is there a way to run the drop table tests ect on a server over the internet? Thanks.
Re: Installing DBD::mysql on Mac OS 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Am 06.04.2010 um 17:14 schrieb Bobby: Hello, I am very new to the DBI module. I am trying to connect to a mysql installation on a server over the internet, however I cannot get the DBD::mysql driver installed properly. You need a libmysqlclient on your local machine. One way to get one is to install the server. Are you using Darwin Ports [1]? Might be easier. That would allow you to just do: port install p5-dbd-mysql [1] http://darwinports.com/ When I try to install via CPAN with the command 'sudo -H cpan -i DBD::mysql' I get the error: '/usr/bin/perl Makefile.PL' returned status 512, won't make This seems to indicate that you've encountered errors on a previous run, and the logic decides it doesn't want to run against the wall a second time. Can't exec mysql_config: No such file or directory at Makefile.PL line 464. It looks like you either don't have an installation of MySQL, or it is not in your PATH. I have MAMP installed and running. Also I don't care about connecting to localhost, is there a way to run the drop table tests ect on a server over the internet? Thanks. So MAMP may be installed and running, but your Perl doesn't seem to know about it. You should get connections to localhost to work, else why have you installed MAMP in the first place? -- Michael.Ludwig (#) XING.com
Re: Installing DBD::mysql on Mac OS 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
On Apr 6, 2010, at 8:14 AM, Bobby wrote: I have MAMP installed and running. Also I don't care about connecting to localhost, is there a way to run the drop table tests ect on a server over the internet? Thanks. If you have MAMP running, the perl in OS X doesn't know about it. So when you run the cpan command to install the DBD-MYSQL it's failing because it can't find MySQL. MAMP runs everything (Perl, MySQL, Apache, PHP, etc) WITHIN the MAMP App. IF you want to run MySQL with the default Perl and apache, etc in OS X, you need to let OS X know where stuff is. The simplest way to get MySQL working properly with the local perl, in my experience, is to use MacPorts http://www.macports.org/ (used to be DarwinPorts), and make sure the /opt/... paths are in your ENV. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
