[ic] DBI/DBD "undefined symbol"?

[Dan Browning]

> Hello all,
>
> Still having some problems getting Interchange working.  I have it
> installed, and have installed the Bundle::Interchange for
> perl as well.
> But when I try to start the interchange server, I get this
> error message:
>
> Interchange V4.8.2
> Configuring catalog foundation...Using MySQL,
> DSN=dbi:mysql:test_foundation...perl: error in loading shared
> libraries: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-
> linux/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so: undefined symbol: mysql_init
>
> What can I do to fix this?  I have reinstaleld DBD and tried
> to upgrade
> perl, but it does not fix the problem.  I am not an expert
> with shared
> libraries, so any help would be appreciated.  I need to get
> this cleared up
> ASAP, as I need to get this working for my business.  Thank you in
> advance!  God Bless!
>
> In Christ,
>
> Joshua Sowin
> founder, gracehost.com
> webmaster, 5050petsupply.com

Joshua,

I would recommend trying to upgrade perl to 5.6.1.

What is your OS version/distro?

Could you give the output of your installation of the Mysql DBD module?
(i.e. perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; make install)

HTH,

Dan Browning