Re: [cobalt-users] DBI.PM

["Fabian" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Many Thanks Geoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just installed the DBi module.-)

Now, I will to setup the scripts to run.-)

Many thanks again:-)

Fabian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff McQueen" <geoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 3:01 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] DBI.PM


> Fabian,
>
> You are going to have to use telnet.
>
> I would recommend logging in, su (that is, type 'su' at the prompt) to
root
> (use same password as 'admin'), as this will make you all powerful root
user
> (I hope - I am pretty new at the Cobalt platform, and I don't know what
you
> are using as your variant).
>
> Change to the /tmp directory (type 'cd /tmp')
>
> Connect to ftp.mysql.com (command at shell: 'ftp ftp.mysql.com', and log
in
> as username: 'anonymous', password: your email address)
>
> Change to the Contrib directory (type 'cd Contrib')
>
> Type 'binary'
>
> Type 'recv DBI-1.14.tar.gz'
>
> Exit FTP (but, if you need to get the DBD (database driver) for your
> application, and it is MySQL or mSQL, download it here too), and you will
be
> back at the shell.
>
> You now need to 'untar' the program, or get it ready to install.
>
> Type 'tar -zxvf DBI-1.14.tar.gz'
>
> This will unpack the files under the directory you are in, if as
suggested,
> /tmp/DBI-1.14.
>
> Notice the directory is the same name, bar the .tar.gz extension.
>
> Change to the directory.
>
> Read the readme, and do what it tells you. It should say to execute the
> following commands:
> perl Makefile.PL
> make
> make test
> make install
>
> You should now have the Perl DBI installed, version 1.14. I don't know if
> this is the best version, but I just needed it to get mysql going, so it
> seems to be sufficient. Now you have an idea of the process, you should
> consult your documentation for the database engine you are using to get
more
> info on what you should be looking for.
>
> Hope this has answered your problem in the 'step by step' method you
> requested, but like I have suggested, don't go ahead with this 'step by
> step' method until you have read the documentation with your DB.
>
> Geoff
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