Add support for DBD-MariaDB after DBD-mysql dropped support of the MariaDB

[VVD]

Describe Your Environment

• Version of ZoneMinder: 1.36.33
• How you installed ZoneMinder: build from ports
• Full name and version of OS: FreeBSD 13.3 amd64
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Describe the bug
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
DBD-mysql dropped support of the MySQL 5.7 and MariaDB: perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql#405 (comment)
If use MariaDB then can't use Zoneminder with recent DBD-mysql.
If install https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-MariaDB instead of DBD-mysql then Zoneminder can't run.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Replace DBD-mysql with DBD-MariaDB.
2. Start Zoneminder.
3. Zoneminder can't run.

Expected behavior
Run and work without errors with DBD-MariaDB.
Article "Migrating from DBD::mysql to DBD::MariaDB":
https://blogs.perl.org/users/grinnz/2023/12/migrating-from-dbdmysql-to-dbdmariadb.html

Debug Logs

Use of uninitialized value $DBI::errstr in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 114.
Use of uninitialized value $DBI::errstr in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 114.
03/23/24 03:47:34.518328 zmpkg[25250].ERR [ZoneMinder::Database:114] [Error reconnecting to db: errstr: error val:install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (you may need to install the DBD::mysql module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.36 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36) at (eval 10) line 3.
Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed,
or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right.
Available drivers: DBM, ExampleP, File, Gofer, MariaDB, Mem, Proxy, Sponge.
 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 110.]
03/23/24 03:47:34.518977 zmpkg[25250].ERR [ZoneMinder::Database:114] [Error reconnecting to db: errstr: error val:install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (you may need to install the DBD::mysql module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.36 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36) at (eval 9) line 3.
Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed,
or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right.
Available drivers: DBM, ExampleP, File, Gofer, MariaDB, Mem, Proxy, Sponge.
 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 110.]
Use of uninitialized value $DBI::errstr in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 114.
03/23/24 03:47:34.519803 zmpkg[25250].ERR [ZoneMinder::Database:114] [Error reconnecting to db: errstr: error val:install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (you may need to install the DBD::mysql module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.36 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36) at (eval 11) line 3.
Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed,
or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right.
Available drivers: DBM, ExampleP, File, Gofer, MariaDB, Mem, Proxy, Sponge.
 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 110.]
Unable to connect to DB. ZM Cannot continue.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Config.pm line 150.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder.pm line 33.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder.pm line 33.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/bin/zmpkg.pl line 34.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/bin/zmpkg.pl line 34.
Use of uninitialized value $DBI::errstr in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 114.
Use of uninitialized value $DBI::errstr in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 114.
03/23/24 03:47:34.644731 zmpkg[25255].ERR [ZoneMinder::Database:114] [Error reconnecting to db: errstr: error val:install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (you may need to install the DBD::mysql module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.36 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36) at (eval 10) line 3.
Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed,
or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right.
Available drivers: DBM, ExampleP, File, Gofer, MariaDB, Mem, Proxy, Sponge.
 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 110.]
03/23/24 03:47:34.645274 zmpkg[25255].ERR [ZoneMinder::Database:114] [Error reconnecting to db: errstr: error val:install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (you may need to install the DBD::mysql module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.36 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36) at (eval 9) line 3.
Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed,
or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right.
Available drivers: DBM, ExampleP, File, Gofer, MariaDB, Mem, Proxy, Sponge.
 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 110.]
Use of uninitialized value $DBI::errstr in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 114.
03/23/24 03:47:34.645874 zmpkg[25255].ERR [ZoneMinder::Database:114] [Error reconnecting to db: errstr: error val:install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (you may need to install the DBD::mysql module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.36 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.36) at (eval 11) line 3.
Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed,
or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right.
Available drivers: DBM, ExampleP, File, Gofer, MariaDB, Mem, Proxy, Sponge.
 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Database.pm line 110.]
Unable to connect to DB. ZM Cannot continue.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder/Config.pm line 150.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder.pm line 33.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/ZoneMinder.pm line 33.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/bin/zmpkg.pl line 34.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/bin/zmpkg.pl line 34.

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[connortechnology]

@abishai Thoughts?

[abishai]

I'd say it needs testing. :p While the PR solves the problem with DBD-mysql, the more interesting question is it possible to build ZM with MariaDB client libraries.

But probably, this is not an issue as many Linux distros switched to MariaDB long time ago? I have MariaDB server, but clients are linked against mysql client.

But this PR will help a lot. I thought it won't be so easy to implement. Thanks!

[connortechnology]

ubuntu 2310 here does not package dbd-mariadb. Debian bookworm does. So it's not universal yet. This change is needed for postgresql support as well.

[VVD]

Zoneminder build fine with mariadb-client. But it can't run with p5-DBD-MariaDB.