Prerequisites

mysql driver manual: A libdbi driver providing connectivity to MySQL databases using libmysqlclient.
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# 2.1. Prerequisites

The following packages have to be installed on your system:

libdbi

  This library provides the framework of the database abstraction layer which can utilize the MySQL driver to perform database operations. The download page as well as the mailing lists with bug reports and patches are accessible at sourceforge.net/projects/libdbi. The current version of the MySQL driver requires libdbi version 0.8.x.

libmysqlclient

  This library implements the client API for MySQL programs. Find the most recent release at www.mysql.org. The current version of the mysql driver was tested with MySQL version 4.1.10a, and it should work with other 4.x releases.

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