If you're having problems with mod_pointer please do a few things before
emailing me personally.

Include the following in your bug-report:
Apache version
Which db you're linking with (MySQL, Postgresql, or DBM).
Wheter it's a static or dynamically loaded module.
If dynamical; the apxs command to compile the module.
Operating System and version.
Any error messages.

As much information as you can possibly include.

Mandrake is reported to have problems when you use -L/usr/lib/mysql to apxs.
Just leave it out.

Your loadable module should look something like:
$ ldd mod_my_pointer.so
	libmysqlclient.so.10 => /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.10 (0x40012000)
	libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x40048000)
	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4006a000)
	libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x4018e000)
	libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x4019d000)
	libnsl.so.1 => /lib/libnsl.so.1 (0x401ca000)
	/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x80000000)
$ ldd mod_pg_pointer.so
	libpq.so.2 => /usr/lib/libpq.so.2 (0x40011000)
	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40021000)
	libssl.so.0.9.6 => /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.6 (0x40144000)
	libcrypto.so.0.9.6 => /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.6 (0x40172000)
	libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x40236000)
	libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x40263000)
	libnsl.so.1 => /lib/libnsl.so.1 (0x40274000)
	/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x80000000)
	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x40289000)
$ ldd mod_dbm_pointer.so
	libgdbm.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgdbm.so.1 (0x40010000)
	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40016000)
	/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x80000000)

Actual paths may vary. (These are the defaults on my Debian testing/unstable system)

It would also be adviced to ask on the mod_pointer users list. Subscribtion information
available on the mod_pointer website (http://stderr.net/mod_pointer/)
