RE: Snort and MySQL ./configure problems

["Estes, Matt CPR / FCBS" <Matt.Estes () eis army mil>]

Sounds like this issue needs to be addressed in v 1.9?  Alot of repeat posts
for this issue... Chris? 

But, referring to previous post from Mr. Doane:

<snip>
try compiling like this:  ./configure --with-mysql=/usr

HTH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poppi, Sandro [mailto:Sandro.Poppi () wacker com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1:25 AM
> To: 'Noller, Gregory'; 'snort-users () lists sourceforge net'
> Subject: AW: [Snort-users] Snort and MySQL ./configure problems
>
>
> Good morning,
>  
> > Hello and thanks for the support forum.
> >
> > I'm trying to deploy another snort sensor (I have 6 working 
> now 1.8.3)
> > reporting to MySql.  Installing on a fresh RedHat 7.2.
> >
> > I'm trying to ./configure --with-mysql=DIR but I don't know 
> > what the DIR is
> > supposed to be.  I've used /usr/lib/mysql, /usr/local/include,
> > /usr/bin/mysql.  Sometimes the ./configure fails with an 
> > error about cant
> > find mysql, other times no failure, but still won't run.
> >
> > I installed MySql from src rpms just because.
> >
> > I can do a find on mysql and I've tried all the possible 
> > config for =DIR but
> > snort fails and says not configured for mysql.
> >
> > I remake it and it fails again.  Just want to know what part 
> > of mysql is
> > snort looking for.  The binary, client, .c and .h files or what.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> Nothing. You seem to not have installed the right mysql rpms. 
> To compile and
> run snort with mysql support you need at a minimum the rpms
> mysql-3.23.41-1.i386.rpm and mysql-devel-3.23.41-1.i386.rpm. 
> If the database
> is also located on the same pc you also have to install
> mysql-server-3.23.41-1.i386.rpm. mysql.h can then be found at
> /usr/include/mysql/mysql.h.
>
> Try
> ./configure --with-mysql
> without any directory, this has worked for me (although I think this
> shouldn't be an issue with snort 1.8.6 anymore, not quite sure).
>
> HTH,
> Sandro
>
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