libmysql.dll not useable

[expired user #5547]'s profile image [expired user #5547] posted 13 years ago in General Permalink
Hi there,

When I try to open a session with my database an error dialog appears and tells me:

Can't find a usable libmysql.dll. Please launch heidisql.r3700.exe from the directory where you have installed it.

Of course heidisql.r3700.exe is already launched from the same directory.

What can I do?

Thanks
[expired user #5547]'s profile image [expired user #5547] posted 13 years ago Permalink
Ok, stupid. I downloaded the executable instead of the installer.

Sorry about this useless topic.
ansgar's profile image ansgar posted 13 years ago Permalink
No problem, thanks indeed. I had recently implemented this nicer error dialog where it was an ugly access violation earlier. Just I was a bit unsure about the phrasing. Do you think I should rephrase that?

Can't find a usable libmysql.dll. Please launch xyz.exe from the directory where you have installed it.

[expired user #7381]'s profile image [expired user #7381] posted 10 years ago Permalink
so i can't download executable and run on it's own? i am getting same message. Going to use installer instead of executable now. hopefully that will run :)
ansgar's profile image ansgar posted 10 years ago Permalink
No, HeidiSQL definitely needs a fitting libmysql.dll . This can also be one somewhere in your Windows directory or in the path environment, but if you never installed one then you need the HeidiSQL installer once.
[expired user #10530]'s profile image [expired user #10530] posted 7 years ago Permalink

I still have that problem. I have installed the setup, tried both 32 and 64bit, I have reinstalled Heidi, Xampp, the files, etc., everything I should do and followed the tutorials on YouTube correctly. But still this error appears when I double-click on the altislife.sql for Arma 3 to setup a 4.4 server. Heidi works otherwise if I use the exact same session but from the desktop, without double-click on the altislife.sql. Heidi does have a libmysql.dll in its property but it's still saying there is no usable one. I so would like to have my own dedicated server on Arma 3 so can you please help me? I have a screenshot of the error so I can always send it to you.

[expired user #9398]'s profile image [expired user #9398] posted 6 years ago Permalink

To me, the problem comes down to using different versions of the exe and the dll. This message occured when running the 64-bit version of HeidiSQL with the dll version that comes with the portable version (which is 32-bit I guess). When replacing the exe file with the 32-bit version, it worked fine.

[expired user #9398]'s profile image [expired user #9398] posted 5 years ago Permalink

Do not download files from untrusted sites!

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