installing RMySQL gives error RS-MySQL.h:32:19: fatal error: mysql.h: No such file

Question

I tried to install the RMySQL-library (R version 2.14.2, WinXP on 32bit) but got the following error message:

install.packages(\"D:/R/library/RMySQL_0.9-3.ta         


        

Answer 1

Some pointers to installing mysql header libraries are found here :

https://github.com/jeffreyhorner/RMySQL

(site seems to have moved here now)

http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/Main/RMySQL

Key is to have a Renviron.site file in the R\etc folder and having libmysql.dll in the correct places before compiling from source.

good luck.