OpenLink Single-tier Components (*nix) for MySQL Aims and Intentions This guide is intended to enable competent system administrators to install and configure OpenLink Multi-tier client side components on *nix style operating systems in a few steps as possible.This guide does not explain any of the non-pertinent features encountered along the way. Such explanations may be found in the full documentation.Prerequisites You MUST be proficient in using a Unix shell. You MUST be proficient in using a Unix editor such as vi You MUST be in possession of relevant database connectivity details such as Database name, Username, password, etc. Installation Log onto the machine and create a suitable OpenLink installation directory <OPENLINK_INSTALL> Copy all relevant components to <OPENLINK_INSTALL> At bare minimum, these will be the OpenLink ODBC Driver for MySQL, OpenLink Http Administration Assistant and OpenLink license file. Install using the "install.sh" shell script -- #sh install.sh You should take care to enter correct information when prompted pertaining to ports, passwords, etc and ensure that you note these down for future use. The installation should finish without error. Configuration Data Souce Open the file <OPENLINK_INSTALL>/bin/odbc.ini with a suitable text editor such as vi. Locate and edit the sample OpenLink MySQL ODBC data source (DSN) created during the installation process and edit as follows--Sample MySQL 3.x Data Source [mysql] Driver = <OPENLINK_INSTALL>/lib/mys3_mt_lt.so ServerType = MySQL 3.x Options = -H mysql3.hostname Database = database UserName = mysql Password = ********** FetchBufferSize = 99 ReadOnly = no DeferLongFetch = no JetFix = no Description = Sample MySQL 3.x Lite Connection Sample MySQL 4.x Data Source [mysql] Driver = <OPENLINK_INSTALL>/lib/mys4_mt_lt.so ServerType = MySQL 4.x Options = -H mysql4.hostname Database = database UserName = mysql Password = ********** FetchBufferSize = 99 ReadOnly = no DeferLongFetch = no JetFix = no Description = Sample MySQL 5.x Lite Connection Sample MySQL 5.x Data Source [mysql] Driver = <OPENLINK_INSTALL>/lib/mys5_mt_lt.so ServerType = MySQL 5.x Options = -H mysql5.hostname Database = database UserName = mysql Password = ********** FetchBufferSize = 99 ReadOnly = no DeferLongFetch = no JetFix = no Description = Sample MySQL 5.x Lite Connection Testing Use the iodbctest tool which is packaged with the HTTP-based OpenLink ODBC Administrator as follows -- #cd <OPENLINK_INSTALL> #. ./openLink.sh # iodbctest mysql iODBC Demonstration program This program shows an interactive SQL processor Driver Manager: 03.52.0507.0105 Driver: 06.02.1217 OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver (oplodbc.so) SQL> You should now be able to issue SQL statements directly against the target database.Additional Information The bitness of the ODBC Driver for MySQL is determined by the bitness of your ODBC client application.That is, if your ODBC client application is 32-bit then the Generic ODBC Driver component MUST also be 32-bit.