MySQL

General Procedure for Building Client Programs

This section describes the steps involved in compiling and linking a program that uses the MySQL client library. The commands to build clients vary somewhat from system to system, and you may need to modify the commands shown here a bit. However, the description is general and you should be able to apply it to almost any client program you write.

Basic System Requirements

When you write a MySQL client program in C, you'll need a C compiler, obviously. The examples shown here use gcc. You'll also need the following in addition to your own source files:

• The MySQL header files

• The MySQL client library

The MySQL header files and client library constitute client programming support. They may be ...