The embedded MySQL server library makes it possible to run a
full-featured MySQL server inside a client application. The main
benefits are increased speed and more simple management for embedded
applications.
The embedded server library is based on the client/server version of
MySQL, which is written in C/C++. Consequently, the embedded server
also is written in C/C++. There is no embedded server available in
other languages.
The API is identical for the embedded MySQL version and the
client/server version. To change an old threaded application to use
the embedded library, you normally only have to add calls to the
following functions:
Then you must link your code with libmysqld.a
instead of libmysqlclient.a. To ensure binary
compatibility between your application and the server library, be
sure to compile your application against headers for the same series
of MySQL that was used to compile the server library. For example,
if libmysqld was compiled against MySQL 4.1
headers, do not compile your application against MySQL 5.1 headers,
or vice versa.
The
mysql_library_xxx()
functions are also included in libmysqlclient.a
to allow you to change between the embedded and the client/server
version by just linking your application with the right library. See
Section 27.2.3.40, âmysql_library_init()â.
One difference between the embedded server and the standalone server
is that for the embedded server, authentication for connections is
disabled by default. To use authentication for the embedded server,
specify the --with-embedded-privilege-control
option when you invoke configure to configure
your MySQL distribution.
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