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After upgrading my test configuration to digiKam-6.2.0-git-20190615T015548-Win64, running digiKam with DebugView highlights the following issue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.general: Loading DrMinGw run-time...<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.general: DrMinGw run-time loaded.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.general: DrMinGw crash-file will be located at: "C:\\Users\\phil\\AppData\\Local\\digikam_crash.log"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.widgets: Breeze icons resource file found<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.general: Switch to widget style: "Windows"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.general: AlbumWatch is disabled<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.general: Database Parameters:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Type: "QMYSQL"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] DB Core Name: "digikam6_core"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] DB Thumbs Name: "digikam6_thumbs"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] DB Face Name: "digikam6_faces"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] DB Similarity Name: "digikam6_similarity"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Connect Options: ""<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Host Name: "10.0.0.43"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Host port: 3306<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Internal Server: false<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Internal Server Path: ""<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Internal Server Serv Cmd: ""<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Internal Server Init Cmd: ""<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Username: "digikam6"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] Password: "XXXXXXXXX"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL driver not loaded<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] QSqlDatabase: available drivers: QSQLITE QMYSQL QMYSQL3 QODBC QODBC3 QPSQL QPSQL7 QTDS QTDS7<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] QSqlDatabase: QMYSQL driver not loaded<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] QSqlDatabase: available drivers: QSQLITE QMYSQL QMYSQL3 QODBC QODBC3 QPSQL QPSQL7 QTDS QTDS7<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[14816] digikam.dbengine: Error while opening the database. Error details [ QSqlError("", "Driver not loaded", "Driver not loaded") ]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If I re-install digiKam-6.2.0-git-20190519T130939-Win64, digiKam will connect to the database and function normally.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Phil<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>