[Lazarus] MYSQL setup

[Joost van der Sluis]

Op maandag 01-12-2008 om 16:45 uur [tijdzone +1030], schreef Eric March:
> Tom Lisjac wrote: 
> > Hi Eric,
> > 
> >   
> > > I have followed source advice but can't connect.
> > > Can anyone help and/or is there a manual?
> > >     
> > 
> >   
> > > Error: invalid compiler: file
> > > There must be something in my source looking for a compiler in the wrong
> > > place :-(
> > >     
> > 
> > The errors you're getting in the tutorial example are from some hard
> > coded paths in the database_try.lpi project file. It's not a problem
> > with your system. Since Lazarus has changed since the example was
> > written, it might be easier to start your project with the sqldb
> > components.
> > 
> > To install sqldb, go to "Package->Open package file", select and
> > install the lazarus/components/sqldb/sqldblaz.lpk package. After
> > Lazarus recompiles, you should see a "SQLdb" tab. Drop a Mysql50
> > (TMySQL50Connection) on a new form. In the object inspector for this
> > component, enter the hostname (probably localhost), a database (test
> > or mysql as an example or a database you've already created) and the
> > username and password for the database or the "root" you set when
> > installing mysql. At this point, establishing a successful mysql
> > connection is being able to set the Connected property to true without
> > an error.
> > 
> >   
> Thanks heaps for the help.  I Get this far and changing "Connected" to
> "True" 
> gives the error
> "Cannot load MySQL library "libmysqlclient.so. Please check your
> installation."

Maybe we have to improve that error-message even further. You have to
install MySQL to be able to work with it.

So install the mysql-client before you can use it.

On linux it could be that you also have to install the '-dev' package.

Joost