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diff --git a/src/sql/doc/src/sql-driver.qdoc b/src/sql/doc/src/sql-driver.qdoc index a5cf28e5a7..7736591ae9 100644 --- a/src/sql/doc/src/sql-driver.qdoc +++ b/src/sql/doc/src/sql-driver.qdoc @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \header \li Driver name \li DBMS \row \li \l{#QDB2}{QDB2} \li IBM DB2 (version 7.1 and above) \row \li \l{#QIBASE}{QIBASE} \li Borland InterBase - \row \li \l{#QMYSQL}{QMYSQL} \li MySQL (version 5.0 and above) + \row \li \l{#QMYSQL}{QMYSQL / MARIADB} \li MySQL or MariaDB (version 5.0 and above) \row \li \l{#QOCI}{QOCI} \li Oracle Call Interface Driver \row \li \l{#QODBC}{QODBC} \li Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) - Microsoft SQL Server and other @@ -123,7 +123,13 @@ \section1 Driver Specifics \target QMYSQL - \section2 QMYSQL for MySQL 5 and higher + \section2 QMYSQL for MySQL or MariaDB 5 and higher + + MariaDB is a fork of MySQL intended to remain free and open-source software + under the GNU General Public License. MariaDB intended to maintain high + compatibility with MySQL, ensuring a drop-in replacement capability with + library binary parity and exact matching with MySQL APIs and commands. + Therefore the plugin for MySQL and MariaDB are combined into one Qt plugin. \section3 QMYSQL Stored Procedure Support @@ -158,21 +164,24 @@ \section3 How to Build the QMYSQL Plugin on Unix and \macos - You need the MySQL header files, as well as the shared library - \c{libmysqlclient.so}. Depending on your Linux distribution, you may - need to install a package which is usually called "mysql-devel". + You need the MySQL / MariaDB header files, as well as the shared library + \c{libmysqlclient.so} / \c{libmariadb.so}. Depending on your Linux distribution, + you may need to install a package which is usually called "mysql-devel" + or "mariadb-devel". - Tell \l qmake where to find the MySQL header files and shared - libraries (here it is assumed that MySQL is installed in + Tell \l qmake where to find the MySQL / MariaDB header files and shared + libraries (here it is assumed that MySQL / MariaDB is installed in \c{/usr/local}) and run \c{make}: \snippet code/doc_src_sql-driver.qdoc 3 \section3 How to Build the QMYSQL Plugin on Windows - Get the \l{https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/}{MySQL installer} (e.g. - \e{mysql-installer-web-community-8.0.18.0.msi}). Run the installer, - select "Custom" installation, and install the MySQL C Connector + You need to get the MySQL installation files (e.g. + \l {https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/}{mysql-installer-web-community-8.0.18.0.msi}) or + \l {https://downloads.mariadb.org/connector-c/3.1.5/}{mariadb-connector-c-3.1.5-win64.msi}. + Run the installer, + select custom installation and install the MySQL C Connector which matches your Qt installation (x86 or x64). After installation check that the needed files are there: \list @@ -180,6 +189,12 @@ \li \c {<MySQL dir>/lib/libmysql.dll} \li \c {<MySQL dir>/include/mysql.h} \endlist + and for MariaDB + \list + \li \c {<MariaDB dir>/lib/libmariadb.lib} + \li \c {<MariaDB dir>/lib/libmariadb.dll} + \li \c {<MariaDB dir>/include/mysql.h} + \endlist \note As of MySQL 8.0.19, the C Connector is no longer offered as a standalone installable component. Instead, you can get \c{mysql.h} and \c{libmysql.*} by @@ -194,7 +209,7 @@ If you are not using a Microsoft compiler, replace \c nmake with \c mingw32-make above. - When you distribute your application, remember to include \e libmysql.dll + When you distribute your application, remember to include \e libmysql.dll / \e libmariadb.dll in your installation package. It must be placed in the same folder as the application executable. \e libmysql.dll additionally needs the MSVC runtime libraries which can be installed with |