[Techtalk] installing DBD without the Database

[Meryll Larkin]

Rewrite :  Below and in Subject I originally wrote DBI where I meant DBD,
now fixed 

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From: techtalk-bounces at linuxchix.org [mailto:techtalk-bounces at linuxchix.org]
On Behalf Of Meryll Larkin
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 9:30 AM
To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
Subject: [Techtalk] installing DBI without the Database

2/24/06

Hi Chix,

I asked earlier this month about how to access a database from a remote
webbrowser, this is related, and I think it belongs in tech talk rather than
programming (let me know if I'm wrong) because it is about installing on
Linux.

My Web (Intranet) server is RedHat7.2 (yes, I want to update, if I try to
push it, I will lose my job - gotta find a new job).  The database is on SCO
5.something.  They are actually in the same room and on the same LAN, but
they are separate servers. 

I've written a script that does EXACTLY what I need (DBI works, DBD works,
CGI and Perl works, ISQL works - spits out nice Web page), BUT the script is
on the SCO machine and the Web server is the RedHat machine. 

On the RedHat machine, I have Perl 5.61 (which is what I need) and Perl-DBI
but I need to install either ODBC or DBD::Informix or unixODBC - whichever I
get to work first.

I've been working hard getting all the dependencies installed and I'm
finally ready to install the DBI part and 

HERE's THE PROBLEM:  In order to install the DBD portion, (according to 
the READMES that come with the DBDs) I need to set a variable that points 
to the "directory" where my Database lives.  Well, the Database, doesn't 
live in a directory on the Web server.  It lives on the SCO server.  Has 
anyone every done this kind of install before?  What do I do now?  I 
tried using this format:

$INFORMIXDIR=scoserverhostname:/usr/informix

But my error message said that it "isn't a directory" (it is).  Is my format
incorrect?  I could use the IP address but these servers recognize each
other's host names.  Is there some way to "fool" the install script?  Is
there a step that I'm missing?


TIA,
Meryll Larkin


 

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