DBD::mysql perl module installation on RH9

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Hi,

This has nothing to do with the DA but thought you might want to know this.

When trying to install the DBD::mysql perl module I ran into difficulties, everything I tried failed until I found the simple answer to all my problems (at least the DBD::mysql installation and possibly other PERL module problems).

The answer reads ...

RedHat 9 has a bug, in order to install DBD::mysql you need to type "export LANG=C" on the commandline before your start.

the Installation instructions would be as follows:

download the file DBD-mysql-2.9004.tar.gz (or a newer version) from CPAN
FTP this file to your server
Log into your box (as root) and go to where you uploaded the file.

# export LANG=C
# gzip -cd DBD-mysql-2.9004.tar.gz | tar xf -
# cd DBD-mysql-2.9004
# perl Makefile.PL
# make
# make install

You now have DBD::mysql installed on your RH9 box.

Make sure you have installed the DBI bundle before you install DBD::mysql because the DBI bundle is a requirement for installation.

I hope this saves some frustrations..

Kind Regards,
Onno Vrijburg