MySQL w/PERLWindowsActivePerl offers a PPM archive of DBD::mysql. All you need to do is typing ppm install DBI install DBD-mysql This will fetch the modules via HTTP and install them. If the above procedure doesn't work, please upgrade to the latest version of ActivePerl. Versions before build 623 are known to have problems.

MySQL w/PERLRed Hat Linux

As of version 7.1, Red Hat Linux comes with MySQL and DBD::mysql. You need to ensure that the following RPM's are installed:

mysql perl-DBI perl-DBD-MySQL

For installation from source the following RPM's are required

mysql-devel libz-devel Optional are

mysql-server

MySQL w/PERL

Fedora Core LinuxAs of version 3, Fedora Linux comes with MySQL and DBD::mysql. You need to ensure that the following RPM's are installed:mysql or mysql-server perl-DBD-MySQL For installation from source the following RPM's are requiredmysql-devel libz-devel Please tryyum search mysql

To see the exact namesNote: (important) FC 3 comes with MySQL 3.x, and some people have upgraded using MySQL RPMs for newer versions. If you do this, you must re-compile your DBD::mysql because your existing DBD::mysql will be linked against the old version of MySQL's client libs.