Why will it not install DBI?

Question

I have installed XAMPP on windows 10. Running Apache and mySQL, works fine. I was testing Perl, and it worked too. However it can\'t connect to mySQL, so I tried to install

Answer 1

Previously, ActiveState Perl would automatically install dmake and MinGW for you, see “ppm.bat install failed: Can't find any package that provides MinGW”.

I tried to install perl version 5.28.1 using the new ActiveState Platform, see notice at the PPM index:

Notice! PPM is being replaced with the ActiveState Platform, which enhances PPM’s build and deploy capabilities. Create your free Platform account to download ActivePerl or customize Perl with the packages you require and get automatic updates.

but there is no MinGW package when I choose "Add packages" from the "Configuration" tab at my Perl project from the ActiveState Platform.

However, for the old PPM with perl version 5.24 there is a MinGW package.

Also, if I try run from the Command Prompt:

>ppm install MinGW
ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides MinGW

I would recommend using Strawberry Perl until this problem with ActivePerl is fixed.