Advice re mysql and php dependency required

jamster · Unread post by **jamster** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:55 pm

Hi Scott / All,

First, this is a wonderful resource, many thanks Scott.

We've been using it for 12 months now, however when you upgraded to MySQL 4.1 we had to stay at 4.0 ( I set up a local repository with your last 4.0 rpms and excluded them from the ART repository in yum.conf) as we have a large number of sites with legacy code that will break in 4.1.

With php 4.4.2, when I try to yum update, I get:

Package php-mysql needs libmysqlclient.so.14, this is not available.

Obviously this is because it has been built against the mysql 4.1 libmysqlclient which we're ommitting to install.

What's the best way around this? I don't mind getting my hands dirty rebuilding rpms etc, but some preliminary advice to set me on my way would be handy if you have the chance. I've recompiled before but that was a much simpler tast as it wasn't integrated in to Yum. As I say, happy to get stuck on on my test/staging box but some pointers would be good so I can know I'm on the right tracks.

Chris.

Unread post by **scott** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:02 am

4.4.2 is linked against Mysql 4.1, so it wont work without it.

jamster · Unread post by **jamster** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:13 am

scott wrote:4.4.2 is linked against Mysql 4.1, so it wont work without it.

Cheers Scott. Does this mean there's no way around it (could it be built with a link against MySQL 4.0 instead?).

Unread post by **scott** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:24 am

sure, you just need to recompile it on a system with whatever libraries you are planning on linking it against (3/4/4.1/5)