[ic] perl: can't resolve symbol 'mysql_init'

Ryan Parr interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Tue Dec 10 13:51:01 2002


Try out the fantastic "dbish" command that's installed with DBI for a good
test.

When you execute the command you should be given a listing of all available
drivers on your machine. Choose mysql, then a database from the following
list, then try executing a query.

-- Ryan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Webmaster" <webmaster@lynlinks.com>
To: <interchange-users@icdevgroup.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: [ic] perl: can't resolve symbol 'mysql_init'


> I like the way you think...systematically.  I agree with your process
here.
> Do you know where are those test scripts are?  And we'll try them.
>
> Thanks,
> Colt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Eicher II" <rick@pbol.net>
> To: <interchange-users@icdevgroup.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [ic] perl: can't resolve symbol 'mysql_init'
>
>
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: interchange-users-admin@icdevgroup.org
> > [mailto:interchange-users-admin@icdevgroup.org] On Behalf Of Webmaster
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 8:11 AM
> > To: Interchange Listserver
> > Subject: [ic] perl: can't resolve symbol 'mysql_init'
> >
> >
> > I've been round and round with this.  Read everything I've found in the
> > archives about this, but still having the problem.  Both DBI & DBD have
> > been installed.  There seems to have been a question on whether
> > installing these modules from www.mysql.com or by installing the way the
> > manual says with the following commands:
> >
> > perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBI'
> >
> > and then,
> >
> > perl -MCPAN - 'install DBD::mysql'
> >
> > So just to make sure, we went back in did both above commands.  Perl
> > comes back and says both the DBI & DBD modules are up to date so it
> > appears it should work.  However we still get the perl: can't resolve
> > symbol 'mysql_init' when we try to start a ic with a catalog that's
> > attempting to use a mysql database.  Note: we can connect to the mysql
> > database fine from the command line, so the database is set up.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry if this has already been gone through. It seems to me that you
> > have DBI, DBD, mysql, & interchange all install, and hopefully running
> > correctly. But they are not taking to each other. If I remember
> > correctly DBI/DBD have some test scripts to run that will connect to
> > MySQL. Has your admin run these test script to ensure that DBI/DBD is
> > able to connect to your running MySQL server. If these scripts do not
> > run then you have a problem before you even bring Interchange into the
> > picture. I assume there is nothing in the MySQL or system logs.
> >
> > If these script do run with out error then go on to looking into why
> > interchange will not talk to DBI/DBD. Not sure how or in what order you
> > did everything but once you run the scripts above with out error you
> > might reinstall interchange.
> >
> > IMHO DBI/DBD are unable to talk to MySQL. So this is not actually an
> > interchange issue.
> >
> > Hope this works out for you,
> > Rick Eicher II
> >
> >
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