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in thread Bugzilla install error: undefined symbol: mysql_init

http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?51,54411,86062#msg-86062 The development files, including mysql_config, are in the MySQL-devel-standard-xxxx.yyy.rpm package. The actual package name is somewhat obscurely listed on the MySQL downloads page as 'Headers and libraries':

So whatever YUM is ... you didnt install everything needed (didn't read enough README/INSTALL files)

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Re^4: Bugzilla install error: undefined symbol: mysql_init
by jbiz (Initiate) on Sep 18, 2008 at 15:17 UTC
    Turns out the issue was an old zlib-devel package. For reference, the latest version was not included in the standard RHEL5 install. When running Bugzilla's checksetup.pl, it suggested this could be the issue. After doing a fresh install, it installed fine.

    Thanks for the assistance.

    Also, for reference, YUM is Redhat's package manager (like Debian's apt-get).