Need to install DBI on Redhat

[pietb]

Hi everyone,

When I try to install a certain program I get the following error:

Unsupported driver MT::ObjectDriver:BI::mysql: Can't locate DBI.pm in @INC

When I type in "rpm -q perl-DBD-mysql" it tells me the package is not installed. If I install it will it install the DBI module automatically?

I was wondering if anyone could guide me to getting this module installed? I am new to installing software and I am managing my server remotely.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Piet

 

[philote]

It says it can't locate DBI.pm, so I'd check to see if you have perl-DBI installed on your system. If not, install it using rpm -i perl-DBI Once you're sure you have DBI, then check for perl-DBD-MySQL, making sure you capitalize the right letters because I think rpm is case sensitive. You can install this module by typing rpm -i perl-DBD-MySQL. I'm not 100% this is right but I'm pretty sure so give it a shot.

 

[MikeLacey]

No no no - much too clever. I think so anyway.

There's a LINUX port ActiveState's Perl, use that and you get lots installed as standards and the easy to use PPM utility as well.

Mike

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[pietb]

Thanks to the both of you for the replies. I ended up downloading the CPAN module and from there I typed the command:

perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBI'

then

perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBD::MYSQL'

I was trying to get help from this forum for just even downloading CPAN.pm. I am a little new to linux and especially downloading software remotely but I seemed to have accomplished the tasks without a hitch.

Thanks again for the quick replies.

Piet

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