If you are receiving this error message, this means that MySQL is either:

• (a) not installed on your machine, or
• (b) the system PATH is not set correctly.

Follow the procedure below to make the MySQL option visible in Chameleon.

	Unsupported MySQL Versions Note that MySQL 5.0.41 is not supported by Chameleon because of a defect in MySQL; more specifically, MySQL 5.0.41 is unable to dynamically load libmysql.dll. For details, see MySQL's website at http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=28358.

To make the MySQL database option visible:

• Verify that MySQL is installed on your computer. If it is, proceed to the next step ane ensure MySQL is set on the system PATH.
• Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > System. The System Properties window appears.

System Properties window

• Click the Advanced tab > Environment Variables. The Environment Variables window appears.
• Under System Variables, scroll down and highlight Path, and click Edit. The Edit System Variable window appears.

Edit System Variable window

	In the above example, the path of the libmysql.dll file is C:\mysql\bin. However, the actual path for your libmysql.dll file may vary if mysql has been installed in a different directory.

• Add the location of your libmysql.dll file to the Variable Value field of the system PATH. Make sure to separate the path from the last value with a semi-colon as shown above.
• Once the path has been set, click OK to save your changes.
• Restart your computer for the changes to take effect. After restarting your machine, the MySQL database option should be visible in the Database API drop-down menu.