error while connecting mariadb with c : undefined reference to `mysql_init#4' - mysql

Question

I am trying to connect to mariadb database using c program. Initially it was showing error for #include <mysql.h> as no such file or directory.
But after including directory name, that problem is solved now, but it is showing another error.
Following is the code I was trying to run:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
// #include "C:/Program Files/MariaDB 10.11/include/mysql/my_global.h"
#include "mysql/mysql.h"
int main (int argc, char* argv[])
{
// Initialize Connection
MYSQL *conn;
if (!(conn = mysql_init(0)))
{
fprintf(stderr, "unable to initialize connection struct\n");
exit(1);
}
// Connect to the database
if (!mysql_real_connect(
conn, // Connection
"mariadb.example.net", // Host
"db_user", // User account
"db_user_password", // User password
"test", // Default database
3306, // Port number
NULL, // Path to socket file
0 // Additional options
));
{
// Report the failed-connection error & close the handle
fprintf(stderr, "Error connecting to Server: %s\n", mysql_error(conn));
mysql_close(conn);
exit(1);
}
// Use the Connection
// ...
// Close the Connection
mysql_close(conn);
return 0;
}
I am getting following error in output:
PS C:\Dev\Win> gcc Db_con.c -o Db_con
C:\Users\hajos\AppData\Local\Temp\ccGZ2Rhz.o:Db_con.c:(.text+0x1e): undefined reference to `mysql_init#4'
C:\Users\hajos\AppData\Local\Temp\ccGZ2Rhz.o:Db_con.c:(.text+0xa1): undefined reference to `mysql_real_connect#32'
C:\Users\hajos\AppData\Local\Temp\ccGZ2Rhz.o:Db_con.c:(.text+0xaf): undefined reference to `mysql_error#4'
C:\Users\hajos\AppData\Local\Temp\ccGZ2Rhz.o:Db_con.c:(.text+0xd9): undefined reference to `mysql_close#4'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Can anyone explain what is the problem and how to solve it?

Answer 1

You have to link against the MariaDB Connector/C libraries.
From MariaDB Connector/C documentation:
Linking your application against MariaDB Connector/C
Windows
For static linking the library libmariadb.lib is required, for dynamic linking use libmariadb.dll. Using the MSI installer, these libraries can be found in the lib directory of your MariaDB Connector/C installation.
Unless you use the experimental plugin remote_io (which requires the curl library) there are no dependencies to other libraries than the Windows system libraries.