C++ and MySQL

[jadeddog]

sorry that this isnt a direct PHP question

i am quite familiar with PHP and MySQL and their ineraction.... i am working on some software that will require C++ as the development code.... im wondering if there is a way that C++ can use MySQL in a similar fashion that PHP uses it?

and if this doesnt exist, are there alternatives like a wrapper for C++

thanks for any help

edit: i guess i should also add that we cannot actually install mysql on the computer using the software.... so the question maybe should be "...is a way that C++ can use SQL in a similar fashion that PHP uses it?".... as MySQL may not be possible

[drew010]

i often use this: http://www.sqlapi.com/ its pretty nice. and worth looking at.

[laserlight]

i guess i should also add that we cannot actually install mysql on the computer using the software.... so the question maybe should be "...is a way that C++ can use SQL in a similar fashion that PHP uses it?".... as MySQL may not be possible

Sounds like you need an embedded database, in which case you could take a look at SQLite.
PHP supports SQLite, while SQLite's C API is designed for use in C++ as well.