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authorMalcolm Tredinnick <malcolm.tredinnick@gmail.com>2007-04-20 13:33:09 +0000
committerMalcolm Tredinnick <malcolm.tredinnick@gmail.com>2007-04-20 13:33:09 +0000
commit24118edf2109afa5cda17145f84db2d0f806289a (patch)
treeb43caf409fa99a62327225e49f7ba202072736dc
parent9f180a1bc5e6e40c2b97b72ab15395f375861386 (diff)
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
-rw-r--r--docs/databases.txt9
1 files 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