title: pip install mysql-python fails with EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found
body: <p><strong>This is the error I get</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>(mysite)zjm1126@zjm1126-G41MT-S2:~/zjm_test/mysite$ pip install mysql-python
  Downloading/unpacking mysql-python
    Downloading MySQL-python-1.2.3.tar.gz (70Kb): 70Kb downloaded
    Running setup.py egg_info for package mysql-python
      sh: mysql_config: not found
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "&lt;string&gt;", line 14, in &lt;module&gt;
        File "/home/zjm1126/zjm_test/mysite/build/mysql-python/setup.py", line 15, in &lt;module&gt;
          metadata, options = get_config()
        File "setup_posix.py", line 43, in get_config
          libs = mysql_config("libs_r")
        File "setup_posix.py", line 24, in mysql_config
          raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (mysql_config.path,))
      EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found
      Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
      sh: mysql_config: not found
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  
    File "&lt;string&gt;", line 14, in &lt;module&gt;
  
    File "/home/zjm1126/zjm_test/mysite/build/mysql-python/setup.py", line 15, in &lt;module&gt;
  
      metadata, options = get_config()
  
    File "setup_posix.py", line 43, in get_config
  
      libs = mysql_config("libs_r")
  
    File "setup_posix.py", line 24, in mysql_config
  
      raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (mysql_config.path,))
  
  EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found
  
  ----------------------------------------
  Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1
  Storing complete log in /home/zjm1126/.pip/pip.log
  (mysite)zjm1126@zjm1126-G41MT-S2:~/zjm_test/mysite$ pip install mysql-python
  Downloading/unpacking mysql-python
    Running setup.py egg_info for package mysql-python
      sh: mysql_config: not found
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "&lt;string&gt;", line 14, in &lt;module&gt;
        File "/home/zjm1126/zjm_test/mysite/build/mysql-python/setup.py", line 15, in &lt;module&gt;
          metadata, options = get_config()
        File "setup_posix.py", line 43, in get_config
          libs = mysql_config("libs_r")
        File "setup_posix.py", line 24, in mysql_config
          raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (mysql_config.path,))
      EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found
      Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
      sh: mysql_config: not found
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  
    File "&lt;string&gt;", line 14, in &lt;module&gt;
  
    File "/home/zjm1126/zjm_test/mysite/build/mysql-python/setup.py", line 15, in &lt;module&gt;
  
      metadata, options = get_config()
  
    File "setup_posix.py", line 43, in get_config
  
      libs = mysql_config("libs_r")
  
    File "setup_posix.py", line 24, in mysql_config
  
      raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (mysql_config.path,))
  
  EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found
  
  ----------------------------------------
  Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1
  Storing complete log in /home/zjm1126/.pip/pip.log
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What can I do to resolve this?</p>