Re: Need help with getting started with luasql

["Pete Kay" <petedao@...>]

Hi,

I used  apt-get install to install lua, but still it can't load the mysql module.  I don't know what I am missing here:

ser:/usr/src# lua
Lua 5.1.3  Copyright (C) 1994-2008 Lua.org, PUC-Rio
> require "luasql.mysql"
stdin:1: module 'luasql.mysql' not found:
    no field package.preload['luasql.mysql']
    no file './luasql/mysql.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/luasql/mysql.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/luasql/mysql/init.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/luasql/mysql.lua'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/luasql/mysql/init.lua'
    no file './luasql/mysql.so'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/luasql/mysql.so'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
    no file './luasql.so'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/luasql.so'
    no file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'require'
    stdin:1: in main chunk
    [C]: ?
> 
ser:/usr/src# apt-get install   liblua5.1-sql-mysql-dev liblua5.1-sql-mysql2 liblua5.1-sql-sqlite-dev liblua5.1-sql-sqlite2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
liblua5.1-sql-mysql-dev is already the newest version.
liblua5.1-sql-mysql2 is already the newest version.
liblua5.1-sql-mysql2 set to manually installed.
liblua5.1-sql-sqlite-dev is already the newest version.
liblua5.1-sql-sqlite2 is already the newest version.
liblua5.1-sql-sqlite2 set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
ser:/usr/src# hist


I am a newbie on lua, please help me to get started.

Thanks alot for all your help.

Pete