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

Hi, I have installed DBD::mysql driver and already have DBI installed. when I use DBD::mysql in my code, it doesn't compile. i have looked at the directory and the driver is there. what coulde be the problem? here is the output i get from running my script: 
Can't load '/Users/mavili/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.14.2/lib/site_pe
+rl/5.14.2/darwin-2level/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.bundle' for module DBD::
+mysql: dlopen(/Users/mavili/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.14.2/lib/site
+_perl/5.14.2/darwin-2level/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.bundle, 1): Library n
+ot loaded: libmysqlclient.18.dylib
  Referenced from: /Users/mavili/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.14.2/lib/
+site_perl/5.14.2/darwin-2level/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.bundle
  Reason: image not found at /Users/mavili/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5
+.14.2/lib/5.14.2/darwin-2level/DynaLoader.pm line 194.
 at tt.pl line 7
Compilation failed in require at tt.pl line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at tt.pl line 7.

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EDIT: resolved by symlinking /usr/local/mysql-xxx/lib/mysql* to /usr/lib it's possibly because DBD::mysql looks in the latter directory for MySQL libraries

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Re: issues with DBD::mysql on mac
by coolmichael (Deacon) on Aug 01, 2012 at 17:23 UTC

    I had the same problem with MySQL, and fixed it by symlinking /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysql* into /usr/lib.

    That might not be the best solution, but it worked for me.

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      thanks! that solved my problem.
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Re: issues with DBD::mysql on mac
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 01, 2012 at 21:51 UTC
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