Bug 358340

Summary:	Set up digikam database MySQL
Product:	[Applications] digikam	Reporter:	sharbich <sharbich>
Component:	Database-Mysql	Assignee:	Digikam Developers <digikam-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	caulier.gilles, philip.johnsson
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.12.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	7.5.0

Description sharbich 2016-01-21 23:11:20 UTC

Hi Developer,
in the set up digikam menü databese i can choose the type SQLite but not MySQL. The package "libqt4-sql-mysql" in the version "4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3~ubuntu8, amd64, Qt 4 MySQL database driver is installed. Thank you in advance for helping.
Kind regards from Stefan Harbich

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install digikam via "apt-get install digikam"
2. Install libqt4-sql-mysql via "apt-get install libqt4-sql-mysql"
3.

Actual Results:  
After the Installation I can not select in the List Box Type "MySQL"

Comment 1 Philip Johnsson 2016-01-21 23:43:10 UTC

Your version of Digikam must be built with mysql support to have that option. You need to rebuild digikam with it to get it if you don't have it. It's also a experimental feature in Digikam 4.x and many distributions therefore disable it.