[Lazarus] MySQL Access

[Terry A. Haimann]

Tom Lisjac wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Terry A. Haimann
> <terry at haimannonline.com> wrote:
>   
>> Can someone please tell me how to setup mysql access in Lazarus (Running
>> under Linux.)   I have it working on my desktop, but can't reproduce it
>> on a laptop.  Whenever I try to connect with Lazarus , I get a Cannot
>> load mysql library "libmysqlclient.so", please check your installation.
>>
>> I have tried to follow the doc files, but they are really old and am
>> needing some current documentation.  I am currently running FC8 on the
>> laptop, FC7 on the desktop.  Mysql 5.0.45 on both systems. Lazarus
>> 0.9.22 on the desktop and 0.9.24 on the laptop.
>>     
>
> Use yum to install the mysql-server and mysql-libs rpms.
>   

I already appear to have those installed:

yum list | grep mysql
mysql.i386                               5.0.45-6.fc8           
installed      
mysql-libs.i386                          5.0.45-6.fc8           
installed      
mysql-server.i386                        5.0.45-6.fc8           
installed      
php-mysql.i386                           5.2.6-2.fc8            
installed      
Io-language-mysql.i386                   20070710-2.fc8         
fedora         
apr-util-mysql.i386                      1.2.10-2.fc8           
fedora         
bacula-director-mysql.i386               2.0.3-11.fc8           
fedora         
bacula-storage-mysql.i386                2.0.3-11.fc8           
fedora         
bytefx-data-mysql.i386                   1.2.4-2.fc8            
fedora         
callweaver-mysql.i386                    1.2-0.3.rc4.20070822   
fedora         
dbmail-mysql.i386                        2.2.5-7.fc8            
fedora         
dovecot-mysql.i386                       1:1.0.5-1.fc8          
fedora         
freeradius-mysql.i386                    1.1.7-3.1.fc8          
fedora         
gnokii-smsd-mysql.i386                   0.6.18-3.fc8           
fedora         
koffice-kexi-driver-mysql.i386           1.6.3-12.fc8           
fedora         
libdbi-dbd-mysql.i386                    0.8.2-1.2.fc8          
fedora         
libgda-mysql.i386                        1:3.0.1-4.fc8          
fedora         
libgda-mysql-devel.i386                  1:3.0.1-4.fc8          
fedora         
libpreludedb-mysql.i386                  0.9.11.1-2.fc7         
fedora         
lighttpd-mod_mysql_vhost.i386            1.4.18-1.fc8           
fedora         
mod_auth_mysql.i386                      1:3.0.0-5              
fedora         
mysql.i386                               5.0.45-4.fc8           
fedora         
mysql++.i386                             2.3.2-2.fc8            
fedora         
mysql++-devel.i386                       2.3.2-2.fc8            
fedora         
mysql++-manuals.i386                     2.3.2-2.fc8            
fedora         
mysql-administrator.i386                 5.0r12-3.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-bench.i386                         5.0.45-4.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-connector-java.i386                1:3.1.12-3.fc6         
fedora         
mysql-connector-odbc.i386                3.51.14r248-2.fc8      
fedora         
mysql-devel.i386                         5.0.45-4.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-gui-common.i386                    5.0r12-3.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-gui-tools.i386                     5.0r12-3.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-libs.i386                          5.0.45-4.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-proxy.i386                         0.5.1-3.fc8            
fedora         
mysql-query-browser.i386                 5.0r12-3.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-server.i386                        5.0.45-4.fc8           
fedora         
mysql-test.i386                          5.0.45-4.fc8           
fedora         
nagios-plugins-mysql.i386                1.4.8-7.fc8            
fedora         
pdns-backend-mysql.i386                  2.9.21-2.fc8           
fedora         
perl-Class-DBI-mysql.noarch              1.00-3.fc8             
fedora         
php-mysql.i386                           5.2.4-3                
fedora         
php-pear-MDB2-Driver-mysql.noarch        1.4.1-2.fc8            
fedora         
php-pear-MDB2-Driver-mysqli.noarch       1.4.1-2.fc8            
fedora         
proftpd-mysql.i386                       1.3.1-1.fc8            
fedora         
pyicq-t-mysql.noarch                     0.8-4.a.fc8            
fedora         
qt4-mysql.i386                           4.3.2-1.fc8            
fedora         
rekall-mysql.i386                        2.4.5-6.fc8.1          
fedora         
rsyslog-mysql.i386                       1.19.6-3.fc8           
fedora         
ruby-mysql.i386                          2.7.3-2.fc8            
fedora         
ser-mysql.i386                           0.9.6-13.fc8           
fedora         
showimg-mysql.i386                       0.9.5-13.fc8           
fedora         
snort-mysql.i386                         2.7.0.1-3.fc8          
fedora         
snort-mysql+flexresp.i386                2.7.0.1-3.fc8          
fedora         
ulogd-mysql.i386                         1.24-5.fc8             fedora