mysql and mysqli problem

[aysima]

checking for MySQL UNIX socket location... /tmp/mysql.sock
configure: error: Cannot find MySQL header files under yes.
Note that the MySQL client library is not bundled anymore!

I m using debian 4 with directadmin. I cant compile php.

[aysima]

checking for specified location of the MySQL UNIX socket... no
checking for MySQL UNIX socket location... /tmp/mysql.sock
configure: error: Cannot find MySQL header files under yes.
Note that the MySQL client library is not bundled anymore!

[mistwang]

you need to install mysql client library devel package, like libmysqlclient-devel rpm

[mistwang]

for debian the package should end with -dev instead of -devel