Windoz 95 - perl - mysql

[Joel Fentin]

~sdpm~
I have perl 5.6.0 installed in the windoz 95 laptop and it works.
I have mysql installed and it works. I want them to play together.

I was able to download and install DBI. I have been unable to
install DBD::mysql.

Here is some of what I have done in this quest:


1. I connected to my service provider.
   I shelled to DOS and typed PPM. The cursor changed to PPM>.
   I tried the following and more.
PPM> query dbd
PPM> query DBD
PPM> query dbd::mysql
PPM> query DBD::mysql
PPM> search dbd
PPM> search DBD
PPM> search dbd::mysql
PPM> search DBD::mysql
PPM> search dbd*
PPM> search dbd::
PPM> search dbd-mysql
None of this got me anything.

2. I went into cpan and found:
Msql-Mysql-modules-1.2214.readme
Msql-Mysql-modules-1.2214.gz

3. These I downloaded

4. I read the readme. 

5. Per the readme, on the DOS command line I typed: 
ppm install
http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/JWIED/DBD-mysql-1.2212.x
86.ppd

6. I got this message:
syntax error at line 1, col 0, byte 0 at
C:perl/site/lib/soap/parser.pm line 73

7. I went into parser.pm. Line 73 reads:
$Self->_create_parser()->parsestring($soap_bar);
I am in over my head.
==========================

At this point, I have no idea what lessons I should be picking up
along the way.

A. Does anyone out there have this going?

B. If I never get DBD::mysql installed, should I try DBD::obdc?

C. Or should I try a different (open source/free) relational
database? 

D. If so, which?
--
Joel Fentin    tel: 760-749-8863    FAX: 760-749-8864
 
email: joel at cts.com     web: http://efm.simplenet.com
~sdpm~

The posting address is: san-diego-pm-list at hfb.pm.org

List requests should be sent to: majordomo at hfb.pm.org

If you ever want to remove yourself from this mailing list,
you can send mail to <majordomo at happyfunball.pm.org> with the following
command in the body of your email message:

    unsubscribe san-diego-pm-list

If you ever need to get in contact with the owner of the list,
(if you have trouble unsubscribing, or have questions about the
list itself) send email to <owner-san-diego-pm-list at happyfunball.pm.org> .
This is the general rule for most mailing lists when you need
to contact a human.