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Hi Folks, I have tried to find the answer to installing DBD::mysql on a remote server without root but so far have failed. Most answers seem to imply that mysql-devel is required but I presume I cannot install this as a user. I have tried a cpan and manual install of the module but both fail. I also tried a cpan force install where some of the errors were user not allowed access with password=no. Is there a way to set a password when using a cpan install? I was using:- perl -MCPAN -e 'force install DBD::mysql' Is there any way around this or do I try and persuade the host to install mysql-devel on the server? Would that fix it?? Thanks, Andy. _______________________________________________ interchange-users mailing list suppressed http://www.icdevgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/interchange-users
Andy,It is possible, but I would suggest the easier path of having your ISP install mysql-devel. If you talk nice to them, they may even install DBD::mysql for you. It's a popular Perl module and I'm surprised they don't have it.
What DBD::mysql probally wants is the header files for mysql. To install it, you'd have to download the source for mysql. I think it also needs a few libraries also. If that's the case, you'd have to compile the mysql client all in your user directory. By the time you meet all the requirements and get it working, you'd wished you'd asked your ISP.
Sorry for the slightly negative spin, but I've tried that approach before and it wasn't worth the effort.
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