I'm still struggling with this. Now the error message is that it cannot find "mysql.h"--a file that exists nowhere on the machine. This is the error I get from trying to execute "perl Makefile.PL" at the command line in the DBD-mysql-4.050 directory. I'm given options for providing the appropriate directory to the path, but I have not found such a file to begin with. XAMPP comes with its own "mysql.exe" that is compiled for Windows. So, it seems XAMPP only works with PHP, not Perl, when it comes to using its MariaDB. Frustrating.

By the way, XAMPP's version of Perl is: 5.32.1, said to be "built for MSWin32-x64-multi-thread" and "Copyright 1987-2021, Larry Wall".

Blessings,

~Polyglot~

In reply to Re: Perl XAMPP DB Connect issue (Windows/Strawberry?) by Polyglot
in thread Perl XAMPP DB Connect issue (Windows/Strawberry?) by Polyglot

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