From 24118edf2109afa5cda17145f84db2d0f806289a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Malcolm Tredinnick Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:33:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a note that MySQLdb versions prior to 1.2.1p2 will only work with mysql_old backend. Refs #3786. git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@5044 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/databases.txt | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/databases.txt b/docs/databases.txt index 3545b58d47..b73f39843c 100644 --- a/docs/databases.txt +++ b/docs/databases.txt @@ -69,9 +69,12 @@ For now, InnoDB is probably your best choice. MySQLdb ------- -`MySQLdb`_ is the Python interface to MySQL. 1.2.1 is the first version that -has support for MySQL 4.1 and newer. If you are trying to use an older version -of MySQL, then 1.2.0 *might* work for you. +`MySQLdb`_ is the Python interface to MySQL. Version 1.2.1p2 or later is +required for full MySQL support in Django. Earlier versions will not work with +the ``mysql`` backend. + +If you are trying to use an older version of MySQL and the ``mysql_old`` +backend, then 1.2.0 *might* work for you. .. _MySQLdb: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python