[web] MySQL C++ API

You can probabely download the mysql.h file from the same place as you downloaded the library/dll for MySQL server. Check the MySQL website. If you're running Linux, install the relevant -dev package for mysql (e.g. libmysqlclient14-dev)

The C API can be used from C++.

In any case, if you want to use the C++ one (is it officially supported?), it is almost certainly a wrapper for the C one, so you have to have its headers and link its libs anyway.

Mark

So basically, I need to install mysql on my computer, correct? : ) If that's all, I'm happy, but is that right??
Levi

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Original post by levjs So basically, I need to install mysql on my computer, correct? : ) If that's all, I'm happy, but is that right?? Levi

no. i mean you can compile the app without installing mysql. You're obviously not going to be able to run it without a mysql database running.

The mysql++ API has a mysql++.h which is probably what you need. Your compiler shouldn't be complaining about missing a specific .h file. It can't possibly know what .h file to include. Are you trying to compile the mysql++ libraries or something? the download from mysql.com has the libraries already compiled. Just #include the appropriate header files and just compile your application and you should be good to go.

-me

Ok, here's what I'm doing. I downloaded mysql++ source from http://www.tangentsoft.net/mysql++/
then I'm including the mysql++.h file in my programs, and when I compile, it says it can't find mysql.h(another file that mysql++.h file includes asks mysql.h to be included).

Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks so much.
Levi

Yeah so here's my guess from reading the docs and such. mysql++ is tauted as a "wrapper" for the mysql C-API. So... If you want to use the C++ wrapper for the C-API you need to first download the C API and compile those libs. Then you'll need to compile the mysql++ libs and then you should be good to go.

Honestly, I'd just stick with the C API. I've used that quite happily within a C++ application and never had any troubles.

I believe that the C API comes with the default install of mysql. If not just browse around on the horribly organised mysql.com

-me

Thank you so very much, the C API works great. Thanks so much!
Levi

I realize it's redundant at this point, but I've found the C API to be wholly adequate for my needs as well.

Yes, so have I now that I've tried it out. I'm not using the C++ API at all. It's good to have that information out there somewhere on the internet for other people as well.