[mythtv-users] Mysql 4.1 backend and mysql 4.2 frontend

[Pete Cable]

On 2/4/06, Ben Dash <ben_dash at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- Steven Adeff wrote:
> > On 2/4/06, Ben Dash wrote:
> > > --- Steven Adeff wrote:
> > > > On 2/4/06, Ben Dash wrote:
> > > > > Is there any problem with having mysql 4.1.x
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > backend and mysql 4.2.x on the frontend?
> > > > >
> > > > > I just upgraded my front end and it's
> > complaining
> > > > > about not being able to find the backend.
> > > > frontends don't need to run mysql
> > > I checked with my other frontend and
> > > ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt is the same on both frontend
> > > machines, however, one machine has the newer
> > version
> > > of mysql.
> > >
> > > Could it be something to do with this line:
> > >
> > > DBType=QMYSQL3
> > >
> > > Is the DB driver, I'm guessing it's QT, causing
> > the
> > > problem perhaps?

I had something similar recently, and strace showed mythfrontend
trying to find a non-existant libmysqlclient.so.12. You might make
sure qt is linking to the correct libmysqlclient. I just created a
soft link from libmysqlclient.so.14 to libmysqlclient.so.12.

Hope this helps...

Pete

> >
> > you don't need it installed, just the QT mysql
> > libraries.
> okay, you're correct, libqt.so doesn't seem to
> actually depend upon any mysql libraries, however,
> since mysql -h beta -u mythtv -p mythconverg works
> fine does this mean that qt 3.3.4-r8 has a problem
> connecting to my old database on beta while 3.3.4-r3
> does not?
>
>