DBX Error: Driver could not be properly initialised

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Question

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

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Solution

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

OTHER TIPS

You should never place any 3rd party files in the bin directory - XE3 does not allow this Please Read this document

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