Hello,

First of all, my server is not configured to run .cgi extensions so i renamed all these files to *****.pl
Also, inside the files, i changed all that pointed to a .cgi file to point to the same .pl file

I uploaded all messenger files (the necessary ones in asci mode) but when i try to run it the first time i get the following error:

Error message:
Can't connect(DBI::database=:host= ), no database driver specified and DBI_DSN env var not set at /home/httpd/vhosts/paimail.net/httpdocs/e-mail/messenger/functions.pl line 1833

... wich is ofcourse a ERROR 500 situation ...

So, with this happening when i call messenger.pl?Change_Settings routine, i will not be able to setup the script to work.

I did not create any database tables because i'm suposing the setup program will do it and because i didn't find any sql file in the compilation, but the connection settings i changed in setup.pl file are correct and are the same ones other scripts use on my site for a very long time.

What should i do or check?
Thks!

Hmm I am pretty sure this error means that your server does not have the MySQL driver installed for the DBI module. It sounds like you have to install DBD::MySQL.

I have not seen this error before however, so it could be a faulty DBI installation.

Ok,

Do you ever tested it with Net-MySQL module?
Is it worth a try adding for instance: use SQL::MySQL; in messenger.pl where MySQL is the corresponding .pm file?

I will try this before installing DBI drivers, wich should be a bit more tricky. If sucessful i will put the results on the forum for everybody to have the idea.

Regards.

I dont think it will work, but let me know if you get it going.

Ok, it doesn't works! I tried this afternoon...
I also tried to install DBI and DBD::MySQL using rpm's suiting my system (RedHat 9.0) and none had installed itself, resulting respectively in:

package perl-DBD-MySQL-2.1021-3 is already installed

package perl-DBI-1.32-5 is already installed

So, i assume the problem is not in the lack of MySQL drivers...

INFO: rpm -qa | grep mysql results:

php-mysql-4.2.2-17.2
mysql-3.23.56-1.9
mysql-devel-3.23.56-1.9
mysql-server-3.23.56-1.9

Is there a way to confirm if this drivers are really installed, besides trusting in the mentioned rpm's information?

When your call the script with the Change_Settings arguement, what do you have for the dbtype variable in the settings screen?

When i call messenger.pl?Change_Settings now i get this:

Can't connect to data source database=:host=, no database driver specified and DBI_DSN env var not set at /home/httpd/vhosts/paimail.net/httpdocs/e-mail/messenger/functions.pl line 1833

... and still not able to continue and setup the script

Did you change the setup at all before? If so, upload your backup copy of setup.cgi (rename it on your server to setup.cgi) and start over.

You should not get a MySQL error on the Change_Settings if it has never been altered as it does not use the DBI module until the initial setup is finished.

If you are however getting the message, I can only assume the script is not picking up the path to the setup file, if so, you can try this:

Open messenger.cgi and find these lines:

## If all else fails then define and uncomment the next line (No trailing slash!);
## $the_main_path = "/some/path/to/messenger/directory";

Uncomment the second line, and define the path to the messenger directory.