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RMySQL

Database Interface and 'MySQL' Driver for R

v0.11.2 · Mar 2, 2026 · GPL-2

Description

Legacy 'DBI' interface to 'MySQL' / 'MariaDB' based on old code ported from S-PLUS. A modern 'MySQL' client written in 'C++' is available from the 'RMariaDB' package.

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NOTE r-oldrel-macos-arm64

dependencies in R code

Error: unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Call sequence:
3: dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...)
2: library.dynam(lib, package, package.lib)
1: loadNamespace(package, lib.loc)
Execution halted
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-arm64

installed package size

installed size is  6.4Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   6.0Mb
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-arm64

whether the namespace can be loaded with stated dependencies

Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) : 
  unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Calls: <Anonymous> ... eval -> eval -> loadNamespace -> library.dynam -> dyn.load
Execution halted

A namespace must be able to be loaded with just the base namespace
loaded: otherwise if the namespace gets loaded by a saved object, the
session will be unable to start.

Probably some imports need to be declared in the NAMESPACE file.
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-arm64

whether the package can be loaded with stated dependencies

Loading required package: DBI
Loading required package: methods
Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘RMySQL’ in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...):
 unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Execution halted

It looks like this package (or one of its dependent packages) has an
unstated dependence on a standard package.  All dependencies must be
declared in DESCRIPTION.
See section ‘The DESCRIPTION file’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’
manual.
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-arm64

whether the package can be unloaded cleanly

Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘RMySQL’ in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...):
 unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-arm64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Execution halted
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

dependencies in R code

Error: unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Call sequence:
3: dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...)
2: library.dynam(lib, package, package.lib)
1: loadNamespace(package, lib.loc)
Execution halted
NOTE r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

installed package size

installed size is  7.0Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   6.5Mb
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

whether the namespace can be loaded with stated dependencies

Error in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...) : 
  unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Calls: <Anonymous> ... eval -> eval -> loadNamespace -> library.dynam -> dyn.load
Execution halted

A namespace must be able to be loaded with just the base namespace
loaded: otherwise if the namespace gets loaded by a saved object, the
session will be unable to start.

Probably some imports need to be declared in the NAMESPACE file.
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

whether the package can be loaded with stated dependencies

Loading required package: DBI
Loading required package: methods
Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘RMySQL’ in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...):
 unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Execution halted

It looks like this package (or one of its dependent packages) has an
unstated dependence on a standard package.  All dependencies must be
declared in DESCRIPTION.
See section ‘The DESCRIPTION file’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’
manual.
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

whether the package can be unloaded cleanly

Error: package or namespace load failed for ‘RMySQL’ in dyn.load(file, DLLpath = DLLpath, ...):
 unable to load shared object '/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so':
  dlopen(/Volumes/Builds/packages/big-sur-x86_64/results/4.4/RMySQL.Rcheck/RMySQL/libs/RMySQL.so, 0x0006): symbol not found in flat namespace '_ZSTD_compressCCtx'
Execution halted

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WARNING 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 2 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-arm64

installed package size

installed size is  6.4Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   6.0Mb
WARNING r-oldrel-macos-x86_64

installed package size

installed size is  7.0Mb
  sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
    libs   6.5Mb

Reverse Dependencies (19)

depends

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies DBI gmDatabase BETS NetSimR PheCAP africamonitor biolink childesr ipanema readepi samadb ugatsdb ProjectTemplate RSQL dbx octopus +4 more reverse deps RMySQL

Version History

new 0.11.2 Mar 10, 2026
updated 0.11.2 ← 0.11.1 diff Mar 1, 2026
updated 0.11.1 ← 0.11.0 diff Mar 31, 2025
updated 0.11.0 ← 0.10.29 diff Feb 7, 2025
updated 0.10.29 ← 0.10.28 diff Oct 3, 2024
updated 0.10.28 ← 0.10.27 diff Aug 21, 2024
updated 0.10.27 ← 0.10.26 diff Dec 3, 2023
updated 0.10.26 ← 0.10.25 diff Sep 25, 2023
updated 0.10.25 ← 0.10.24 diff Dec 5, 2022
updated 0.10.24 ← 0.10.23 diff Oct 17, 2022
updated 0.10.23 ← 0.10.22 diff Dec 13, 2021
updated 0.10.22 ← 0.10.21 diff Jun 21, 2021
updated 0.10.21 ← 0.10.20 diff Dec 14, 2020
updated 0.10.20 ← 0.10.19 diff Mar 13, 2020
updated 0.10.19 ← 0.10.18 diff Feb 2, 2020
updated 0.10.18 ← 0.10.17 diff Dec 13, 2019
updated 0.10.17 ← 0.10.16 diff Mar 3, 2019
updated 0.10.16 ← 0.10.15 diff Jan 3, 2019
updated 0.10.15 ← 0.10.14 diff May 12, 2018
updated 0.10.14 ← 0.10.13 diff Feb 25, 2018