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i extracted the files and copied them in the following directories:
This is not a correct way to install modules, especially if there is XS code. If all else fails (i.e. if you fail to get the binary package from places suggested by others), you'll need to install the compiler suite (ppm install MinGW) and compile the module: 
perl Makefile.PL
dmake
dmake install

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You can also use cpan or cpanm to automatically track and install module dependencies, if any are required. For more info, check http://www.activestate.com/blog/2010/10/how-install-cpan-modules-activeperl.

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Re^2: Issues with DBD::mysql - please help
by drohr (Acolyte) on Jun 25, 2014 at 17:51 UTC
    hey guys, thanks for all the feedback. it turned out that my work blocks the URL for the ppm repository. i installed 5.16 at home, found the DBD::mysql module in the ppm, installed it, then copied the installed files to my work computer and it all works as expected. thanks again,
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Re^2: Issues with DBD::mysql - please help
by drohr (Acolyte) on Jun 21, 2014 at 08:32 UTC
    would it be possible for someone to send me all the installed files from the DBD-mysql installation so that I can use them? I have already gone down the activestate perl 5.16 path in my development and this is the last module that I need to get working. it would be a lot of work to switch to another database driver or another version of perl.

    thanks,
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        ya, I see the module on that page, but it says that I need to enter a username and password to download it. if I try to use the perl package manager, the dbd-mysql module is not listed.
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