I did a search of the forums here and found that there are a number of unanswered questions on this subject and a few that are ambigious. My problem is a bit unique however. I need to know if it is impossible to connect to a database with C++ using the default install libraries of g++. The reason I need this is because my work environment is a closed environment (no internet access or outside discs allowed to install additional libraries). I am creating a definition search application (sort of like a dictionary) and I already have all of the material in a mysql database. I need to know how to connect to that database with C++ and pull information from it. So far all of my searches have pointed me to mysql++ and other such 3rd party libraries. Is there something which is custom built in C++ that can help me out? I did try to work with mysql++ here at home home just incase I could convince my admins to install it on our server but I cannot get it configured here at home on Mandriva.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am new to C++ but have enough PHP experience to be able to pick my way through what I need to until I learn C++ better.
Nisim