Hello,
I am trying to install DBD::MySQL on redhat 9 . I have
already installed MySQL (server, max server, client , devel)
from rpms. Also I have set the password using

shell>mysqladmin -u root password trymysql11
shell>mysqladmin -u root -h localhost.localdomain password tryme123

I also installed DBI from source .

now i am trying to install DBD::MySQL from source following steps ::

1. Using Extract to .. /usr/local/src

2.cd /usr/local/src

3.unset LANG;

4.perl Makefile.PL

5.make ................ UPto this everything is fine

6. make test .... here there is problem .. I get the message

cannot connect : MySQL .connect(database=test, ....)

I 've gone thru perl MAkefile.PL --help.. Is it a problem of
username & password for test database on localhost . Kindly
help I don't get it ...

Thanks dip