DBD::mysql(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation DBD::mysql(3)
NAME
DBD::mysql - MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)
SYNOPSIS
use DBI;
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:database=$database;host=$hostname;port=$port";
$dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password);
$drh = DBI->install_driver("mysql");
@databases = DBI->data_sources("mysql");
or
@databases = DBI->data_sources("mysql",
{"host" => $host, "port" => $port, "user" => $user, password => $pass});
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bla");
or
$sth = $dbh->prepare("LISTFIELDS $table");
or
$sth = $dbh->prepare("LISTINDEX $table $index");
$sth->execute;
$numRows = $sth->rows;
$numFields = $sth->{'NUM_OF_FIELDS'};
$sth->finish;
$rc = $drh->func('createdb', $database, $host, $user, $password, 'admin');
$rc = $drh->func('dropdb', $database, $host, $user, $password, 'admin');
$rc = $drh->func('shutdown', $host, $user, $password, 'admin');
$rc = $drh->func('reload', $host, $user, $password, 'admin');
$rc = $dbh->func('createdb', $database, 'admin');
$rc = $dbh->func('dropdb', $database, 'admin');
$rc = $dbh->func('shutdown', 'admin');
$rc = $dbh->func('reload', 'admin');
EXAMPLE
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use DBI();
# Connect to the database.
my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=test;host=localhost",
"joe", "joe's password",
{'RaiseError' => 1});
# Drop table 'foo'. This may fail, if 'foo' doesn't exist.
# Thus we put an eval around it.
eval { $dbh->do("DROP TABLE foo") };
print "Dropping foo failed: $@
" if $@;
# Create a new table 'foo'. This must not fail, thus we don't
# catch errors.
$dbh->do("CREATE TABLE foo (id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(20))");
# INSERT some data into 'foo'. We are using $dbh->quote() for
# quoting the name.
$dbh->do("INSERT INTO foo VALUES (1, " . $dbh->quote("Tim") . ")");
# Same thing, but using placeholders
$dbh->do("INSERT INTO foo VALUES (?, ?)", undef, 2, "Jochen");
# Now retrieve data from the table.
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM foo");
$sth->execute();
while (my $ref = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) {
print "Found a row: id = $ref->{'id'}, name = $ref->{'name'}
";
}
$sth->finish();
# Disconnect from the database.
$dbh->disconnect();
DESCRIPTION
DBD::mysql is the Perl5 Database Interface driver for the MySQL database. In other words: DBD::mysql is an interface between the Perl
programming language and the MySQL programming API that comes with the MySQL relational database management system. Most functions provided
by this programming API are supported. Some rarely used functions are missing, mainly because noone ever requested them. :-)
In what follows we first discuss the use of DBD::mysql, because this is what you will need the most. For installation, see the sections on
INSTALLATION, and "WIN32 INSTALLATION" below. See EXAMPLE for a simple example above.
From perl you activate the interface with the statement
use DBI;
After that you can connect to multiple MySQL database servers and send multiple queries to any of them via a simple object oriented
interface. Two types of objects are available: database handles and statement handles. Perl returns a database handle to the connect method
like so:
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=$db;host=$host",
$user, $password, {RaiseError => 1});
Once you have connected to a database, you can can execute SQL statements with:
my $query = sprintf("INSERT INTO foo VALUES (%d, %s)",
$number, $dbh->quote("name"));
$dbh->do($query);
See DBI(3) for details on the quote and do methods. An alternative approach is
$dbh->do("INSERT INTO foo VALUES (?, ?)", undef,
$number, $name);
in which case the quote method is executed automatically. See also the bind_param method in DBI(3). See "DATABASE HANDLES" below for more
details on database handles.
If you want to retrieve results, you need to create a so-called statement handle with:
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM $table");
$sth->execute();
This statement handle can be used for multiple things. First of all you can retreive a row of data:
my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref();
If your table has columns ID and NAME, then $row will be hash ref with keys ID and NAME. See "STATEMENT HANDLES" below for more details on
statement handles.
But now for a more formal approach:
Class Methods
connect
use DBI;
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:$database";
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:database=$database;host=$hostname";
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:database=$database;host=$hostname;port=$port";
$dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password);
A "database" must always be specified.
host
port
The hostname, if not specified or specified as '' or 'localhost', will default to a MySQL server running on the local machine using
the default for the UNIX socket. To connect to a MySQL server on the local machine via TCP, you must specify the loopback IP
address (127.0.0.1) as the host.
Should the MySQL server be running on a non-standard port number, you may explicitly state the port number to connect to in the
"hostname" argument, by concatenating the hostname and port number together separated by a colon ( ":" ) character or by using the
"port" argument.
To connect to a MySQL server on localhost using TCP/IP, you must specify the hostname as 127.0.0.1 (with the optional port).
mysql_client_found_rows
Enables (TRUE value) or disables (FALSE value) the flag CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS while connecting to the MySQL server. This has a somewhat
funny effect: Without mysql_client_found_rows, if you perform a query like
UPDATE $table SET id = 1 WHERE id = 1
then the MySQL engine will always return 0, because no rows have changed. With mysql_client_found_rows however, it will return the
number of rows that have an id 1, as some people are expecting. (At least for compatibility to other engines.)
mysql_compression
As of MySQL 3.22.3, a new feature is supported: If your DSN contains the option "mysql_compression=1", then the communication
between client and server will be compressed.
mysql_connect_timeout
If your DSN contains the option "mysql_connect_timeout=##", the connect request to the server will timeout if it has not been
successful after the given number of seconds.
=item mysql_init_command
If your DSN contains the option "mysql_init_command_timeout=##", then
this SQL statement is executed when connecting to the MySQL server.
It is automatically re-executed if reconnection occurs.
mysql_read_default_file
mysql_read_default_group
These options can be used to read a config file like /etc/my.cnf or ~/.my.cnf. By default MySQL's C client library doesn't use any
config files unlike the client programs (mysql, mysqladmin, ...) that do, but outside of the C client library. Thus you need to
explicitly request reading a config file, as in
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:test;mysql_read_default_file=/home/joe/my.cnf";
$dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password)
The option mysql_read_default_group can be used to specify the default group in the config file: Usually this is the client group,
but see the following example:
[client]
host=localhost
[perl]
host=perlhost
(Note the order of the entries! The example won't work, if you reverse the [client] and [perl] sections!)
If you read this config file, then you'll be typically connected to localhost. However, by using
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:test;mysql_read_default_group=perl;"
. "mysql_read_default_file=/home/joe/my.cnf";
$dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password);
you'll be connected to perlhost. Note that if you specify a default group and do not specify a file, then the default config files
will all be read. See the documentation of the C function mysql_options() for details.
mysql_socket
As of MySQL 3.21.15, it is possible to choose the Unix socket that is used for connecting to the server. This is done, for example,
with
mysql_socket=/dev/mysql
Usually there's no need for this option, unless you are using another location for the socket than that built into the client.
mysql_ssl
A true value turns on the CLIENT_SSL flag when connecting to the MySQL database:
mysql_ssl=1
This means that your communication with the server will be encrypted.
If you turn mysql_ssl on, you might also wish to use the following flags:
mysql_ssl_client_key
mysql_ssl_client_cert
mysql_ssl_ca_file
mysql_ssl_ca_path
mysql_ssl_cipher
These are used to specify the respective parameters of a call to mysql_ssl_set, if mysql_ssl is turned on.
mysql_local_infile
As of MySQL 3.23.49, the LOCAL capability for LOAD DATA may be disabled in the MySQL client library by default. If your DSN
contains the option "mysql_local_infile=1", LOAD DATA LOCAL will be enabled. (However, this option is *ineffective* if the server
has also been configured to disallow LOCAL.)
mysql_multi_statements
As of MySQL 4.1, support for multiple statements seperated by a semicolon (;) may be enabled by using this option. Enabling this
option may cause problems if server-side prepared statements are also enabled.
Prepared statement support (server side prepare)
As of 3.0002_1, server side prepare statements were on by default (if your server was >= 4.1.3). As of 3.0009, they were off by
default again due to issues with the prepared statement API (all other mysql connectors are set this way until C API issues are
resolved). The requirement to use prepared statements still remains that you have a server >= 4.1.3
To use server side prepared statements, all you need to do is set the variable mysql_server_prepare in the connect:
$dbh = DBI->connect(
"DBI:mysql:database=test;host=localhost;mysql_server_prepare=1",
"",
"",
{ RaiseError => 1, AutoCommit => 1 }
);
* Note: delimiter for this param is ';'
There are many benefits to using server side prepare statements, mostly if you are performing many inserts because of that fact
that a single statement is prepared to accept multiple insert values.
To make sure that the 'make test' step tests whether server prepare works, you just need to export the env variable
MYSQL_SERVER_PREPARE:
export MYSQL_SERVER_PREPARE=1
mysql_embedded_options
The option <mysql_embedded_options> can be used to pass 'command-line' options to embedded server.
Example:
use DBI; $testdsn="DBI:mysqlEmb:database=test;mysql_embedded_options=--help,--verbose"; $dbh = DBI->connect($testdsn,"a","b");
This would cause the command line help to the embedded MySQL server library to be printed.
mysql_embedded_groups
The option <mysql_embedded_groups> can be used to specify the groups in the config file(my.cnf) which will be used to get options
for embedded server. If not specified [server] and [embedded] groups will be used.
Example:
$testdsn="DBI:mysqlEmb:database=test;mysql_embedded_groups=embedded_server,common";
Private MetaData Methods
ListDBs
my $drh = DBI->install_driver("mysql");
@dbs = $drh->func("$hostname:$port", '_ListDBs');
@dbs = $drh->func($hostname, $port, '_ListDBs');
@dbs = $dbh->func('_ListDBs');
Returns a list of all databases managed by the MySQL server running on $hostname, port $port. This is a legacy method. Instead, you
should use the portable method
@dbs = DBI->data_sources("mysql");
Server Administration
admin
$rc = $drh->func("createdb", $dbname, [host, user, password,], 'admin');
$rc = $drh->func("dropdb", $dbname, [host, user, password,], 'admin');
$rc = $drh->func("shutdown", [host, user, password,], 'admin');
$rc = $drh->func("reload", [host, user, password,], 'admin');
or
$rc = $dbh->func("createdb", $dbname, 'admin');
$rc = $dbh->func("dropdb", $dbname, 'admin');
$rc = $dbh->func("shutdown", 'admin');
$rc = $dbh->func("reload", 'admin');
For server administration you need a server connection. For obtaining this connection you have two options: Either use a driver handle
(drh) and supply the appropriate arguments (host, defaults localhost, user, defaults to '' and password, defaults to ''). A driver
handle can be obtained with
$drh = DBI->install_driver('mysql');
Otherwise reuse the existing connection of a database handle (dbh).
There's only one function available for administrative purposes, comparable to the m(y)sqladmin programs. The command being execute
depends on the first argument:
createdb
Creates the database $dbname. Equivalent to "m(y)sqladmin create $dbname".
dropdb
Drops the database $dbname. Equivalent to "m(y)sqladmin drop $dbname".
It should be noted that database deletion is not prompted for in any way. Nor is it undo-able from DBI.
Once you issue the dropDB() method, the database will be gone!
These method should be used at your own risk.
shutdown
Silently shuts down the database engine. (Without prompting!) Equivalent to "m(y)sqladmin shutdown".
reload
Reloads the servers configuration files and/or tables. This can be particularly important if you modify access privileges or create
new users.
DATABASE HANDLES
The DBD::mysql driver supports the following attributes of database handles (read only):
$errno = $dbh->{'mysql_errno'};
$error = $dbh->{'mysql_error'};
$info = $dbh->{'mysql_hostinfo'};
$info = $dbh->{'mysql_info'};
$insertid = $dbh->{'mysql_insertid'};
$info = $dbh->{'mysql_protoinfo'};
$info = $dbh->{'mysql_serverinfo'};
$info = $dbh->{'mysql_stat'};
$threadId = $dbh->{'mysql_thread_id'};
These correspond to mysql_errno(), mysql_error(), mysql_get_host_info(), mysql_info(), mysql_insert_id(), mysql_get_proto_info(),
mysql_get_server_info(), mysql_stat() and mysql_thread_id(), respectively.
$info_hashref = $dhb->{mysql_dbd_stats}
DBD::mysql keeps track of some statistics in the mysql_dbd_stats attribute. The following stats are being maintained:
auto_reconnects_ok
The number of times that DBD::mysql successfully reconnected to the mysql server.
auto_reconnects_failed
The number of times that DBD::mysql tried to reconnect to mysql but failed.
The DBD::mysql driver also supports the following attribute(s) of database handles (read/write):
$bool_value = $dbh->{mysql_auto_reconnect};
$dbh->{mysql_auto_reconnect} = $AutoReconnect ? 1 : 0;
mysql_auto_reconnect
This attribute determines whether DBD::mysql will automatically reconnect to mysql if the connection be lost. This feature defaults to
off; however, if either the GATEWAY_INTERFACE or MOD_PERL envionment variable is set, DBD::mysql will turn mysql_auto_reconnect on.
Setting mysql_auto_reconnect to on is not advised if 'lock tables' is used because if DBD::mysql reconnect to mysql all table locks
will be lost. This attribute is ignored when AutoCommit is turned off, and when AutoCommit is turned off, DBD::mysql will not
automatically reconnect to the server.
mysql_use_result
This attribute forces the driver to use mysql_use_result rather than mysql_store_result. The former is faster and less memory
consuming, but tends to block other processes. (That's why mysql_store_result is the default.)
It is possible to set default value of the "mysql_use_result" attribute for $dbh using several ways:
- through DSN
$dbh= DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:test;mysql_use_result=1", "root", "");
- after creation of database handle
$dbh->{'mysql_use_result'}=0; #disable
$dbh->{'mysql_use_result'}=1; #enable
It is possible to set/unset the "mysql_use_result" attribute after creation of statement handle. See below.
mysql_enable_utf8
This attribute determines whether DBD::mysql should assume strings stored in the database are utf8. This feature defaults to off.
When set, a data retrieved from a textual column type (char, varchar, etc) will have the UTF-8 flag turned on if necessary. This
enables character semantics on that string. You will also need to ensure that your database / table / column is configured to use
UTF8. See Chapter 10 of the mysql manual for details.
Additionally, turning on this flag tells MySQL that incoming data should be treated as UTF-8. This will only take effect if used as
part of the call to connect(). If you turn the flag on after connecting, you will need to issue the command "SET NAMES utf8" to get
the same effect.
This option is experimental and may change in future versions.
mysql_bind_type_guessing
This attribute causes the driver (emulated prepare statements) to attempt to guess if a value being bound is a numeric value, and if
so, doesn't quote the value. This was created by Dragonchild and is one way to deal with the performance issue of using quotes in a
statement that is inserting or updating a large numeric value. This was previously called "unsafe_bind_type_guessing" because it is
experimental. I have successfully run the full test suite with this option turned on, the name can now be simply
"mysql_bind_type_guessing".
See bug: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=43822
"mysql_bind_type_guessing" can be turned on via
- through DSN
my $dbh= DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:test', 'username', 'pass',
{ mysql_bind_type_guessing => 1})
- OR after handle creation
$dbh->{mysql_bind_type_guessing} = 1;
mysql_no_autocommit_cmd
This attribute causes the driver to not issue 'set autocommit' either through explicit or using mysql_autocommit(). This is
particularly useful in the case of using MySQL Proxy.
See the bug report:
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46308
As well as:
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32464
"mysql_no_autocommit_cmd" can be turned on via
- through DSN
my $dbh= DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:test', 'username', 'pass',
{ mysql_no_autocommit_cmd => 1})
- OR after handle creation
$dbh->{mysql_no_autocommit_cmd} = 1;
STATEMENT HANDLES
The statement handles of DBD::mysql support a number of attributes. You access these by using, for example,
my $numFields = $sth->{'NUM_OF_FIELDS'};
Note, that most attributes are valid only after a successfull execute. An "undef" value will returned in that case. The most important
exception is the "mysql_use_result" attribute: This forces the driver to use mysql_use_result rather than mysql_store_result. The former is
faster and less memory consuming, but tends to block other processes. (That's why mysql_store_result is the default.)
To set the "mysql_use_result" attribute, use either of the following:
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("QUERY", { "mysql_use_result" => 1});
or
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("QUERY");
$sth->{"mysql_use_result"} = 1;
Column dependent attributes, for example NAME, the column names, are returned as a reference to an array. The array indices are
corresponding to the indices of the arrays returned by fetchrow and similar methods. For example the following code will print a header of
table names together with all rows:
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM $table");
if (!$sth) {
die "Error:" . $dbh->errstr . "
";
}
if (!$sth->execute) {
die "Error:" . $sth->errstr . "
";
}
my $names = $sth->{'NAME'};
my $numFields = $sth->{'NUM_OF_FIELDS'};
for (my $i = 0; $i < $numFields; $i++) {
printf("%s%s", $i ? "," : "", $$names[$i]);
}
print "
";
while (my $ref = $sth->fetchrow_arrayref) {
for (my $i = 0; $i < $numFields; $i++) {
printf("%s%s", $i ? "," : "", $$ref[$i]);
}
print "
";
}
For portable applications you should restrict yourself to attributes with capitalized or mixed case names. Lower case attribute names are
private to DBD::mysql. The attribute list includes:
ChopBlanks
this attribute determines whether a fetchrow will chop preceding and trailing blanks off the column values. Chopping blanks does not
have impact on the max_length attribute.
mysql_insertid
MySQL has the ability to choose unique key values automatically. If this happened, the new ID will be stored in this attribute. An
alternative way for accessing this attribute is via $dbh->{'mysql_insertid'}. (Note we are using the $dbh in this case!)
mysql_is_blob
Reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates, that the respective column is a blob. This attribute is valid for MySQL only.
mysql_is_key
Reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates, that the respective column is a key. This is valid for MySQL only.
mysql_is_num
Reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates, that the respective column contains numeric values.
mysql_is_pri_key
Reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates, that the respective column is a primary key.
mysql_is_auto_increment
Reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates that the respective column is an AUTO_INCREMENT column. This is only valid for
MySQL.
mysql_length
mysql_max_length
A reference to an array of maximum column sizes. The max_length is the maximum physically present in the result table, length gives the
theoretically possible maximum. max_length is valid for MySQL only.
NAME
A reference to an array of column names.
NULLABLE
A reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates that this column may contain NULL's.
NUM_OF_FIELDS
Number of fields returned by a SELECT or LISTFIELDS statement. You may use this for checking whether a statement returned a result: A
zero value indicates a non-SELECT statement like INSERT, DELETE or UPDATE.
mysql_table
A reference to an array of table names, useful in a JOIN result.
TYPE
A reference to an array of column types. The engine's native column types are mapped to portable types like DBI::SQL_INTEGER() or
DBI::SQL_VARCHAR(), as good as possible. Not all native types have a meaningfull equivalent, for example
DBD::mysql::FIELD_TYPE_INTERVAL is mapped to DBI::SQL_VARCHAR(). If you need the native column types, use mysql_type. See below.
mysql_type
A reference to an array of MySQL's native column types, for example DBD::mysql::FIELD_TYPE_SHORT() or DBD::mysql::FIELD_TYPE_STRING().
Use the TYPE attribute, if you want portable types like DBI::SQL_SMALLINT() or DBI::SQL_VARCHAR().
mysql_type_name
Similar to mysql, but type names and not numbers are returned. Whenever possible, the ANSI SQL name is preferred.
mysql_warning_count
The number of warnings generated during execution of the SQL statement.
TRANSACTION SUPPORT
Beginning with DBD::mysql 2.0416, transactions are supported. The transaction support works as follows:
o By default AutoCommit mode is on, following the DBI specifications.
o If you execute
$dbh->{'AutoCommit'} = 0;
or
$dbh->{'AutoCommit'} = 1;
then the driver will set the MySQL server variable autocommit to 0 or 1, respectively. Switching from 0 to 1 will also issue a COMMIT,
following the DBI specifications.
o The methods
$dbh->rollback();
$dbh->commit();
will issue the commands COMMIT and ROLLBACK, respectively. A ROLLBACK will also be issued if AutoCommit mode is off and the database
handles DESTROY method is called. Again, this is following the DBI specifications.
Given the above, you should note the following:
o You should never change the server variable autocommit manually, unless you are ignoring DBI's transaction support.
o Switching AutoCommit mode from on to off or vice versa may fail. You should always check for errors, when changing AutoCommit mode.
The suggested way of doing so is using the DBI flag RaiseError. If you don't like RaiseError, you have to use code like the following:
$dbh->{'AutoCommit'} = 0;
if ($dbh->{'AutoCommit'}) {
# An error occurred!
}
o If you detect an error while changing the AutoCommit mode, you should no longer use the database handle. In other words, you should
disconnect and reconnect again, because the transaction mode is unpredictable. Alternatively you may verify the transaction mode by
checking the value of the server variable autocommit. However, such behaviour isn't portable.
o DBD::mysql has a "reconnect" feature that handles the so-called MySQL "morning bug": If the server has disconnected, most probably due
to a timeout, then by default the driver will reconnect and attempt to execute the same SQL statement again. However, this behaviour is
disabled when AutoCommit is off: Otherwise the transaction state would be completely unpredictable after a reconnect.
o The "reconnect" feature of DBD::mysql can be toggled by using the mysql_auto_reconnect attribute. This behaviour should be turned off
in code that uses LOCK TABLE because if the database server time out and DBD::mysql reconnect, table locks will be lost without any
indication of such loss.
MULTIPLE RESULT SETS
As of version 3.0002_5, DBD::mysql supports multiple result sets (Thanks to Guy Harrison!). This is the first release of this
functionality, so there may be issues. Please report bugs if you run into them!
The basic usage of multiple result sets is
do
{
while (@row= $sth->fetchrow_array())
{
do stuff;
}
} while ($sth->more_results)
An example would be:
$dbh->do("drop procedure if exists someproc") or print $DBI::errstr;
$dbh->do("create procedure somproc() deterministic
begin
declare a,b,c,d int;
set a=1;
set b=2;
set c=3;
set d=4;
select a, b, c, d;
select d, c, b, a;
select b, a, c, d;
select c, b, d, a;
end") or print $DBI::errstr;
$sth=$dbh->prepare('call someproc()') ||
die $DBI::err.": ".$DBI::errstr;
$sth->execute || die DBI::err.": ".$DBI::errstr; $rowset=0;
do {
print "
Rowset ".++$i."
---------------------------------------
";
foreach $colno (0..$sth->{NUM_OF_FIELDS}) {
print $sth->{NAME}->[$colno]." ";
}
print "
";
while (@row= $sth->fetchrow_array()) {
foreach $field (0..$#row) {
print $row[$field]." ";
}
print "
";
}
} until (!$sth->more_results)
For more examples, please see the eg/ directory. This is where helpful DBD::mysql code snippits will be added in the future.
Issues with Multiple result sets
So far, the main issue is if your result sets are "jagged", meaning, the number of columns of your results vary. Varying numbers of columns
could result in your script crashing. This is something that will be fixed soon.
MULTITHREADING
The multithreading capabilities of DBD::mysql depend completely on the underlying C libraries: The modules are working with handle data
only, no global variables are accessed or (to the best of my knowledge) thread unsafe functions are called. Thus DBD::mysql is believed to
be completely thread safe, if the C libraries are thread safe and you don't share handles among threads.
The obvious question is: Are the C libraries thread safe? In the case of MySQL the answer is "mostly" and, in theory, you should be able
to get a "yes", if the C library is compiled for being thread safe (By default it isn't.) by passing the option -with-thread-safe-client to
configure. See the section on How to make a threadsafe client in the manual.
INSTALLATION
Windows users may skip this section and pass over to WIN32 INSTALLATION below. Others, go on reading.
First of all, you do not need an installed MySQL server for installing DBD::mysql. However, you need at least the client libraries and
possibly the header files, if you are compiling DBD::mysql from source. In the case of MySQL you can create a client-only version by using
the configure option --without-server. If you are using precompiled binaries, then it may be possible to use just selected RPM's like
MySQL-client and MySQL-devel or something similar, depending on the distribution.
First you need to install the DBI module. For using dbimon, a simple DBI shell it is recommended to install Data::ShowTable another Perl
module.
I recommend trying automatic installation via the CPAN module. Try
perl -MCPAN -e shell
If you are using the CPAN module for the first time, it will prompt you a lot of questions. If you finally receive the CPAN prompt, enter
install Bundle::DBD::mysql
If this fails (which may be the case for a number of reasons, for example because you are behind a firewall or don't have network access),
you need to do a manual installation. First of all you need to fetch the modules from CPAN search
http://search.cpan.org/
The following modules are required
DBI
Data::ShowTable
DBD::mysql
Then enter the following commands (note - versions are just examples):
gzip -cd DBI-(version).tar.gz | tar xf -
cd DBI-(version)
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
cd ..
gzip -cd Data-ShowTable-(version).tar.gz | tar xf -
cd Data-ShowTable-3.3
perl Makefile.PL
make
make install
cd ..
gzip -cd DBD-mysql-(version)-tar.gz | tar xf -
cd DBD-mysql-(version)
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
During "perl Makefile.PL" you will be prompted some questions. Other questions are the directories with header files and libraries. For
example, of your file mysql.h is in /usr/include/mysql/mysql.h, then enter the header directory /usr, likewise for
/usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.a or /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.
WIN32 INSTALLATION
If you are using ActivePerl, you may use ppm to install DBD-mysql. For Perl 5.6, upgrade to Build 623 or later, then it is sufficient to
run
ppm install DBI
ppm install DBD::mysql
If you need an HTTP proxy, you might need to set the environment variable http_proxy, for example like this:
set http_proxy=http://myproxy.com:8080/
As of this writing, DBD::mysql is missing in the ActivePerl 5.8.0 repository. However, Randy Kobes has kindly donated an own distribution
and the following might succeed:
ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/DBD-mysql.ppd
Otherwise you definitely *need* a C compiler. And it *must* be the same compiler that was being used for compiling Perl itself. If you
don't have a C compiler, the file README.win32 from the Perl source distribution tells you where to obtain freely distributable C compilers
like egcs or gcc. The Perl sources are available via CPAN search
http://search.cpan.org
I recommend using the win32clients package for installing DBD::mysql under Win32, available for download on www.tcx.se. The following steps
have been required for me:
- The current Perl versions (5.6, as of this writing) do have a problem with detecting the C libraries. I recommend to apply the
following patch:
*** c:PerllibExtUtilsLiblist.pm.orig Sat Apr 15 20:03:40 2000
--- c:PerllibExtUtilsLiblist.pm Sat Apr 15 20:03:45 2000
***************
*** 230,235 ****
--- 230,239 ----
# add "$Config{installarchlib}/CORE" to default search path
push @libpath, "$Config{installarchlib}/CORE";
+ if ($VC and exists($ENV{LIB}) and defined($ENV{LIB})) {
+ push(@libpath, split(/;/, $ENV{LIB}));
+ }
+
foreach (Text::ParseWords::quotewords('s+', 0, $potential_libs)){
$thislib = $_;
- Extract sources into C:. This will create a directory C:mysql with subdirectories include and lib.
IMPORTANT: Make sure this subdirectory is not shared by other TCX files! In particular do *not* store the MySQL server in the same
directory. If the server is already installed in C:mysql, choose a location like C: mp, extract the win32clients there. Note that
you can remove this directory entirely once you have installed DBD::mysql.
- Extract the DBD::mysql sources into another directory, for example C:srcsiteperl
- Open a DOS shell and change directory to C:srcsiteperl.
- The next step is only required if you repeat building the modules: Make sure that you have a clean build tree by running
nmake realclean
If you don't have VC++, replace nmake with your flavour of make. If error messages are reported in this step, you may safely ignore
them.
- Run
perl Makefile.PL
which will prompt you for some settings. The really important ones are:
Which DBMS do you want to use?
enter a 1 here (MySQL only), and
Where is your mysql installed? Please tell me the directory that
contains the subdir include.
where you have to enter the win32clients directory, for example C:mysql or C: mpmysql.
- Continued in the usual way:
nmake
nmake install
If you want to create a PPM package for the ActiveState Perl version, then modify the above steps as follows: Run
perl Makefile.PL NAME=DBD-mysql BINARY_LOCATION=DBD-mysql.tar.gz
nmake ppd
nmake
Once that is done, use tar and gzip (for example those from the CygWin32 distribution) to create an archive:
mkdir x86
tar cf x86/DBD-mysql.tar blib
gzip x86/DBD-mysql.tar
Put the files x86/DBD-mysql.tar.gz and DBD-mysql.ppd onto some WWW server and install them by typing
install http://your.server.name/your/directory/DBD-mysql.ppd
in the PPM program.
AUTHORS
The current version of DBD::mysql is almost completely written by Jochen Wiedmann, and is now being maintained by Patrick Galbraith
(patg@mysql.com). The first version's author was Alligator Descartes, who was aided and abetted by Gary Shea, Andreas Koenig and Tim Bunce
amongst others.
The Mysql module was originally written by Andreas Koenig <koenig@kulturbox.de>. The current version, mainly an emulation layer, is from
Jochen Wiedmann.
COPYRIGHT
This module is Large Portions Copyright (c) 2004-2006 MySQL Patrick Galbraith, Alexey Stroganov, Large Portions Copyright (c) 2003-2005
Rudolf Lippan; Large Portions Copyright (c) 1997-2003 Jochen Wiedmann, with code portions Copyright (c)1994-1997 their original authors
This module is released under the same license as Perl itself. See the Perl README for details.
MAILING LIST SUPPORT
This module is maintained and supported on a mailing list,
perl@lists.mysql.com
To subscribe to this list, go to
http://lists.mysql.com/perl?sub=1
Mailing list archives are available at
http://lists.mysql.com/perl
Additionally you might try the dbi-user mailing list for questions about DBI and its modules in general. Subscribe via
dbi-users-subscribe@perl.org
Mailing list archives are at
http://groups.google.com/group/perl.dbi.users?hl=en&lr=
Also, the main DBI site is at
http://dbi.perl.org/
ADDITIONAL DBI INFORMATION
Additional information on the DBI project can be found on the World Wide Web at the following URL:
http://dbi.perl.org
where documentation, pointers to the mailing lists and mailing list archives and pointers to the most current versions of the modules can
be used.
Information on the DBI interface itself can be gained by typing:
perldoc DBI
right now!
BUG REPORTING, ENHANCEMENT/FEATURE REQUESTS
Please report bugs, including all the information needed such as DBD::mysql version, MySQL version, OS type/version, etc to this link:
http://bugs.mysql.com/
POD ERRORS
Hey! The above document had some coding errors, which are explained below:
Around line 1234:
'=item' outside of any '=over'
Around line 1337:
You forgot a '=back' before '=head1'
Around line 1579:
You forgot a '=back' before '=head1'
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