Oracle MySQL

  1. The MYSQL_HOME environment variable must define the Oracle® MySQL software installation path.
  2. The PATH environment variable must define the access path to database client programs.
  3. On UNIX™, LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or equivalent) must hold the path to $MYSQL_HOME/lib.
  4. Make sure the database client locale is properly defined.
  5. You can make a connection test with the mysql command line tool.