1. perl Makefile.PL –mysql_config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config –t
+estuser=root –testpassword=111111
I will use the following settings for compiling and testing:

cflags (mysql_config ) = -I/usr/local/mysql/include -Os -g -fno-common
+ -fno-strict-aliasing -arch x86_64
embedded (mysql_config ) = 
ldflags (mysql_config ) = 
libs (mysql_config ) = -L/usr/local/mysql/lib -lmysqlclient -lpthread
mysql_config (Users choice ) = /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config
nocatchstderr (default ) = 0
nofoundrows (default ) = 0
ssl (guessed ) = 0
testdb (default ) = test
testhost (default ) = 
testpassword (User’s choice) = 111111
testsocket (default ) = 
testuser (User’s choice) = root

2. make

3. make test

All tests successful.
Files=51, Tests=1270, 22 wallclock secs ( 0.38 usr  0.16 sys +  3.51 c
+usr  0.49 csys =  4.54 CPU)
Result: PASS

4. sudo make install 

Installing /Library/Perl/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/DBD/mysq
+l/mysql.bundle
Appending installation info to /Library/Perl/Updates/5.12.4/darwin-thr
+ead-multi-2level/perllocal.pod
[download]

OK -- can you run something very simple, either from the debugger, or as a simple script, that just connects to the database?

Alex / talexb / Toronto

Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

it gives output in the terminal but the same when i try in the http://localhost/cgi-bin/hello.pl it fails from line my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $userid, $password ) or die $DBI::errstr;