DBD::mysql installation error.

[Varun]

HI
when i am trying to execute command perl makefile.pl after extracting DBD-mysql-4.019.tar.gaz ,i am getting error


Cannot find the file 'mysql_config'! Your execution PATH doesn't seem
not contain the path to mysql_config. Resorting to guessed values!
Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located
Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located
Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located


PLEASE NOTE:

For 'make test' to run properly, you must ensure that the
database user 'Varun' can connect to your MySQL server
and has the proper privileges that these tests require such
as 'drop table', 'create table', 'drop procedure', 'create procedure'
as well as others.

mysql> grant all privileges on test.* to 'abc'@'localhost' identified by 's3kr1t';

You can also optionally set the user to run 'make test' with:

perl Makefile.PL --testuser=username

Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located
Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located
Can't find mysql_config. Use --mysql_config option to specify where mysql_config is located

please help.

[numberwhun]

Why are you trying to install this by hand? It would be a lot simpler if you did it through the CPAN prompt instead. When you initially setup CPAN make sure you set it to "follow" that way it auto installs dependencies as it needs them.

Its cool to know how to build a package by hand, but believe me, save yourself the headache and make more time for your coding. Use CPAN.

Regards,

Jeff