moving to sql backend

[Philip Tait]

Last time I looked into this, there seemed to be no benefit in using the
MySql option. Is there now some advantage to using it?

Philip


On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:49:06 -0400
> Carpetnailz <carpetnailz at researchintegration.org> wrote:
>
> > I'm wanting to explore using a mysql backend for gnucash. All I can
> > find in the tutorial and help manuals is the instruction to "save as"
> > and select the desired sql data format.
> >
> > But all I see there is the xml format option, and I haven't been able
> > to find any instructions in the documentation on how to get 'save as'
> > to show a mysql option--how to actually create the the mysql backend.
> > The instructions seem to assume you've done it somehow. I have mysql
> > running on my computer and can create a database there for GnuCash,
> > but I need help in how to tell GnuCash to recognize it. I've searched
> > both the help manual and the concepts guide to no avail.
> >
> > Can you tell me where to find the needed info?
> >
> > I've got GnuCash 2.4.13 on Fedora 17.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
> You need a program to bridge between Gnucash and your database
> backend, MySql.
>
> In Debian you would install libdbd-mysql.
> You might find it is libdbi-mysql in Fedora - that is a previous name
> for the library.
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