{"repo":"r-dbi/RMariaDB","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/r-dbi/RMariaDB","clone":"git clone https://github.com/r-dbi/RMariaDB.git","description":"An R interface to MariaDB","language":"R","stars":137,"topics":["r","database","mariadb"],"license":null,"category":"databases-storage","readme_excerpt":"RMariaDB ====== RMariaDB is a database interface and MariaDB driver for R. This version is aimed at full compliance with the DBI specification, as a replacement for the old RMySQL package. Hello World Installation Binary packages for OS X or Windows can be installed directly from CRAN: The development version from github: Discussions associated with DBI and related database packages take place on R-SIG-DB. The website Databases using R describes the tools and best practices in this ecosystem. Installation from source on Linux or OS X currently requires MariaDB Connector/C , preferably in version 2.3.4/3.0.3 or later. With older versions, character and blob columns do not work reliably. Alternatively, Oracle's libmysqlclient can be used. Connector/C On recent Debian or Ubuntu install libmariadb-dev. On Fedora , CentOS or RHEL we need mariadb-devel: On OS X use mariadb-connector-c from Homebrew: MySQL client library On recent Debian or Ubuntu install libmysqlclient-dev. On Fedora , CentOS or RHEL we need mysql-devel, see https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/mysql-devel: Follow instructions to enable the MySQL yum repository if the above command attempts to install MariaDB files. On OS X use mysql-connector-c from Homebrew: MariaDB configuration file Instead of specifying a username and password in calls to dbConnect() , it's better to set up a MariaDB configuration file that names the databases that you connect to most commonly. This file should live in /.my.cnf and look lik","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/r-dbi","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/r-dbi/RMariaDB/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}