Hi,
I want to install Diaspora on a Mac OSX Server. It already has MySQL 5.0.91 installed and I do not want to install a new MySQL on it. The problem is that during the installation, the “bundle install” command says that it can not find “mysql.h” file, and of course there is not such a file on the server. I guess I have to somehow install some header files or something but I do not know what exactly I should search for and how can I get the correct version. :(
Anonymous
MySQL is installed separately from the Mac OS X version, under /usr/local/Cellar/mysql. The databases are stored on /var/db/mysql. The only issue I have a concern about conflicting with the standard configuration file, /etc/my.cnf. I don’t know if the Mac OS X installation of MySQL is looking there. By default, the file does not exist on Mac OS X Server.
Really, you’re better off letting Diaspora use the version of MySQL it was built with. As of yesterday, it was 5.5.14. That way you don’t have to be concerned about incompatibilities between the versions of MySQL.