How to install MySQLDb adaptor in zope? - zope

Question

I am trying to install MySQLDB adaptor in zope. I have a mac book pro with snow leopard. I have downloaded the "MySQL-python-1.2.0.
from: http://old.zope.org/Members/adustman/Products/MySQLdb/
I extracted the file in /usr/local/zope/lib/python/products
and then I changed directory to it:
cd MySQL-python-1.2.0
And I typed:
sudo /Users/dkar/Desktop/zope/bin/python setup.py build
sudo /User/dkar/Desktop/zope/bin/python setup.py install
I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 34, in ?
mysqlstatic = eval(os.getenv('mysqlstatic', 'False'))
File "<string>", line 0, in ?
NameError: name 'False' is not defined
I see the lines 0 and 34 in the setup.py but I don't know what should I do. Any suggestions what to do? I am new in these things and I don't have any idea how to solve this issue.
Please let me know if you don't understand some part and I will try to explain it better!

Answer 1

Environment that was used:
Debian 2.6.32-5-amd64
Plone 4.3.10
MySQL Server 5.1.49-3
Python-MySQL 1.2.3
ZMySQLDA
Step by step...
Install Plone
Install MySQL, in this exemple I install using apt-get install mysql-server
Install another dependecies apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
Edit base.cfg or buildout.cfg in eggs add:
eggs =
MySQL_python
In buildout.cfg at the bottom add:
[zmysqlda]
recipe = collective.recipe.zmysqlda
target = ${buildout:directory}/products
run buildout bin/buildout -v
edit DABase.py at the line 92 and the file DA.py line 96
Where have: from ImageFile import ImageFile
Change to: from App.ImageFile import ImageFile
create a folder that the script request:
mkdir -p /{buildout_folder}/buildout-cache/eggs/Zope2-2.13.12-py2.6.egg/Shared/DC/ZRDB/www
Put the icon that don't exist in the folder
wget http://old.zope.org/Documentation/Guides/ZSQL-HTML/DBAdapterFolder_icon.gif
run buildout again.
In zope interface management add Z MySQL database connection
Enter Database conection string:
I hope help yoU!
I extract this cookbook from my post here: http://julianoaraujo.objectis.net/blog/pzp/400320287, it's in Brazilian Portuguese.

Answer 2

I don't know what causes the strange error you get so I'm not sure if my answer will help you. I also had trouble installing mySQLdb. I found out that mysql has to be installed on your system, even if you do not intend to use it with mySQLdb (maybe you just want to use it with a remote connection).
Before building and installing, you have to edit site.cfg and set the path to your mysql_config (which on my mac is: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config). Then make a symlink, so that your mysql client will be found:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib
Hope that helps :)