configure on debian not working

[suddath]

So after following the many guides, all have trapped me in the same situation. I cannot complete the ./configure command to make my server files. 

I have made mysql (MariaDB version was installed automatically)

I have made databases, users, and set the privileges.

This is what I get when I run ./configure

Quote

checking whether gcc supports -fno-strict-aliasing... yes
checking for setrlimit... yes
checking for strnlen... yes
checking for uselocale... yes
checking for newlocale... yes
checking for freelocale... yes
checking for xlocale.h... yes
checking for library containing inflateEnd... -lz
checking for zlib.h... yes
checking for library containing sqrt... none required
checking for library containing clock_gettime... none required
checking whether CLOCK_MONOTONIC is supported and works... yes
checking for library containing pthread_create... -lpthread
checking for library containing pthread_sigmask... none required
checking for library containing pthread_attr_init... none required
checking for library containing pthread_attr_setstacksize... none required
checking for library containing pthread_attr_destroy... none required
checking for library containing pthread_cancel... none required
checking for library containing pthread_join... none required
checking for mysql_config... /usr/bin/mysql_config
checking for mysql_init in -lmysqlclient... no
checking mysql.h usability... yes
checking mysql.h presence... no
configure: WARNING: mysql.h: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preproces                                                                                                             sor!
configure: WARNING: mysql.h: proceeding with the compiler's result
checking for mysql.h... yes
checking MySQL library (required)... no
configure: error: MySQL not found or incompatible
 

 

Edited July 9, 2017 by suddath

[Cyro]

"configure: error: MySQL not found or incompatible"

You need libmysqlclient-dev if you already installed it 
run this command

apt-get install libssl-dev

 

[suddath]

Nothing has changed after downloading that package. I am still getting the same errors. It seems as though the compiler is not comparable with the new MariaDB MySQL that is forcefully downloaded when I run apt-get install MySQL. 

Every time I try to install any version of libmysqlclient-dev I am just given a message stating that it is obsolete so maybe there is a workaround that others have used?

 

i am using Debian 8 as my OS