[Lazarus] MySQL Access

[Terry A. Haimann]

Tom Lisjac 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
>>     
>
> Couldn't reproduce the problem on my Fedora 9 system with the latest
> svn when connecting to the mysql test db. These are the mysql packages
> I have installed:
>
> rpm -qa | grep mysql
> mysql-5.0.51a-1.fc9.i386
> libdbi-dbd-mysql-0.8.3-1.fc9.i386
> php-mysql-5.2.6-2.fc9.i386
> mysql-connector-odbc-3.51.24r1071-1.fc9.i386
> mysql-libs-5.0.51a-1.fc9.i386
> mysql-server-5.0.51a-1.fc9.i386
>
> service mysqld status
> Should also return an active pid.
>
> Shouldn't be necessary but try running ldconfig. Updating to a more
> recent Lazarus release might also be something to try.
>
> -Tom
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>   
Ver. 0.9.26 seems to have fixed the issue, what ever it was.