problem in DBD::mysql

rajyalakshmi has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi ALL, In my perl script i am trying to connect to Database.But when i run the script i am getting the following problem though DBM::mysql module is installed and is updated:

Can't load '/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-li nux-thread-multi/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so' for module DBD::mysql: /usr/lib/perl5/ site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so: undefined symbo l: SSL_CTX_free at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/DynaLoader.pm li ne 230. at (eval 3) line 3 Compilation failed in require at (eval 3) line 3. Perhaps a required shared library or dll isn't installed where expected at fetch2.pl line 21

can anyone help me resolving this??

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Re: problem in DBD::mysql by roboticus (Chancellor) on Jan 12, 2010 at 13:40 UTC
rajyalakshmi: You don't provide much in the way of detail. So: Do you understand the error message? If so, did you determine the location of the .so file? Does the .so file exist anywhere on the machine? If it's in the correct location, does it have the proper permissions? ...roboticus Sigh...	[reply]
Re: problem in DBD::mysql by Da_Lu (Acolyte) on Jan 12, 2010 at 14:16 UTC
Looks almost like the MySQL module fails to locate the OpenSSL library (SSL_CTX_free is usually imported from there). Check if you've got it installed, and if it's the correct version.	[reply]