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The actual error is a linker error. Undefined reference to get_driver_instance.

Any ideas what the problem is?

This is what I did to install.

• Download and install MinGW to C:\MinGW. http://www.mingw.org/
• Download boost and move the boost folder to C:\MinGW\include
• Download Connector/C++ 1.1.3 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/
• Move the mysql_connector/include/*.h (recursively) to C:\MinGW\include\
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlcppconn-static.lib to C:\MinGW\lib\libmysqlcppconn-static.a
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlconncpp.dll to C:\MinGW\lib\mysqlconncpp.dll
• Copy the C++ example and name it test.cpp http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-cpp-examples-complete-example-1.html
• add "using namespace sql::mysql" to the file (as recommended)
• run "g++ test.cpp -L C:\MinGW\lib -l mysqlcppconn-static"

The actual error is a linker error. Undefined reference to get_driver_instance.

Any ideas what the problem is?

This is what I did to install.

• Download and install MinGW to C:\MinGW. http://www.mingw.org/
• Download boost and move the boost folder to C:\MinGW\include
• Download Connector/C++ 1.1.3 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/
• Move the mysql_connector/include/*.h (recursively) to C:\MinGW\include\
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlcppconn-static.lib to C:\MinGW\lib\libmysqlcppconn-static.a
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlconncpp.dll to C:\MinGW\lib\mysqlconncpp.dll
• Alter cppconn/config.h to remove dupication
• Copy the C++ example and name it test.cpp http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-cpp-examples-complete-example-1.html
• add "using namespace sql::mysql" to the file (as recommended)
• run "g++ test.cpp -L C:\MinGW\lib -l mysqlcppconn-static"

The actual error is a linker error. Undefined reference to get_driver_instance.

Any ideas what the problem is?

This is what I did to install.

• Download and install MinGW to C:\MinGW. http://www.mingw.org/
• Download Connector/C++ 1.1.3 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/
• Move the mysql_connector/include/*.h (recursively) to C:\MinGW\include\
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlcppconn-static.lib to C:\MinGW\lib\libmysqlcppconn-static.a
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlconncpp.dll to C:\MinGW\lib\mysqlconncpp.dll
• Copy the C++ example and name it test.cpp http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-cpp-examples-complete-example-1.html
• add "using namespace sql::mysql" to the file (as recommended)
• run "g++ test.cpp -L C:\MinGW\lib -l mysqlcppconn-static"

The actual error is a linker error. Undefined reference to get_driver_instance.

Any ideas what the problem is?

This is what I did to install.

• Download and install MinGW to C:\MinGW. http://www.mingw.org/
• Download boost and move the boost folder to C:\MinGW\include
• Download Connector/C++ 1.1.3 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/
• Move the mysql_connector/include/*.h (recursively) to C:\MinGW\include\
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlcppconn-static.lib to C:\MinGW\lib\libmysqlcppconn-static.a
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlconncpp.dll to C:\MinGW\lib\mysqlconncpp.dll
• Copy the C++ example and name it test.cpp http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-cpp-examples-complete-example-1.html
• add "using namespace sql::mysql" to the file (as recommended)
• run "g++ test.cpp -L C:\MinGW\lib -l mysqlcppconn-static"

I am having trouble linking my program to C++ MySQL Driver.

I am trying to compile the following program :

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-cpp-examples-complete-example-1.html

I am using MinGW to compile my program.

C:\MinGW32\lib contains the following files :

libmysqlcppconn-static.a mysqlcppconn.dll

I am using the following command to compile.

g++ example.cpp -lmysqlcppconn-static -LC:\MinGW32\lib

All header files are properly placed as there are no file not found errors.

The actual error is a linker error. Undefined reference to get_driver_instance.

Any ideas what the problem is?

This is what I did to install.

• Download and install MinGW to C:\MinGW. http://www.mingw.org/
• Download Connector/C++ 1.1.3 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/
• Move the mysql_connector/include/*.h (recursively) to C:\MinGW\include\
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlcppconn-static.lib to C:\MinGW\lib\libmysqlcppconn-static.a
• Copy the C++ example and name it test.cpp http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-cpp-examples-complete-example-1.html
• add "using namespace sql::mysql" to the file (as recommended)
• run "g++ test.cpp -L C:\MinGW\lib -l mysqlcppconn-static"

The actual error is a linker error. Undefined reference to get_driver_instance.

Any ideas what the problem is?

This is what I did to install.

• Download and install MinGW to C:\MinGW. http://www.mingw.org/
• Download Connector/C++ 1.1.3 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/
• Move the mysql_connector/include/*.h (recursively) to C:\MinGW\include\
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlcppconn-static.lib to C:\MinGW\lib\libmysqlcppconn-static.a
• Move the mysql_connector/lib/mysqlconncpp.dll to C:\MinGW\lib\mysqlconncpp.dll
• Copy the C++ example and name it test.cpp http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/connector-cpp-examples-complete-example-1.html
• add "using namespace sql::mysql" to the file (as recommended)
• run "g++ test.cpp -L C:\MinGW\lib -l mysqlcppconn-static"