Problems installing DBD::mysql

dthacker has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm attempting an install of the DBD-mysql module off of CPAN. I'm using perl 5.8 (thanks to another unintentional CPAN upgrade). I've loaded DBI successfully and installed mysql successfully. My OS is RH 7.3 If you're so inclined, please take a look at the error listing below.

CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JW/JWIED/DBD-mysql-2.1017.tar.gz

Can't exec "mysql_config": No such file or directory at Makefile.PL li
+ne 169.
readline() on closed filehandle main::PIPE at Makefile.PL line 171.
Can't exec "mysql_config": No such file or directory at Makefile.PL li
+ne 169.
readline() on closed filehandle main::PIPE at Makefile.PL line 171.
Can't exec "mysql_config": No such file or directory at Makefile.PL li
+ne 169.
readline() on closed filehandle main::PIPE at Makefile.PL line 171.
Can't exec "mysql_config": No such file or directory at Makefile.PL li
+ne 169.
readline() on closed filehandle main::PIPE at Makefile.PL line 171.
Can't exec "mysql_config": No such file or directory at Makefile.PL li
+ne 169.
readline() on closed filehandle main::PIPE at Makefile.PL line 171.
Failed to determine directory of mysql.h. Use

  perl Makefile.PL --cflags=-I<dir>

to set this directory. For details see the INSTALL.html file,
section "C Compiler flags" or type

  perl Makefile.PL --help
Running make test
  Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't test
Running make install 
Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't install
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Thanks in Advance!
Dave

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