DBX Error: Driver could not be properly initialised

mysql delphi dbexpress delphi-xe3
ple103 picture ple103 · Oct 26, 2012 · Viewed 10.4k times · Source

I am running Delphi XE3 (Ultimate Edition), MySQL database and this is the error I get when a click Test Connection.

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As a response, I located the libmysql library in my xampp directory and copied it over to my System32 directory. This does not work however.

Which libraries/drivers is this message referring to and what is the correct directory to place them in?

libmysql version - 5.5.16.0

Answer

ple103 picture ple103 · Oct 26, 2012

The message states that the library could be:

  • missing;
  • not properly installed; or
  • of the wrong version

I googled for the library and came across this blog post which discusses that aforementioned error message and provides a more recent version of the libmysql library which is to be placed in the bin directory (Embarcadero\RAD Studio\10.0\bin).

libmysql Library Download Link

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