--- lighttpd-1.4.52.orig/configure.ac
+++ lighttpd-1.4.52/configure.ac
@@ -226,42 +226,52 @@
 )
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$WITH_MYSQL])
 
-MYSQL_INCLUDE=
+MYSQL_CFLAGS=
 MYSQL_LIBS=
 
-if test "$WITH_MYSQL" != no; then
-  if test "$WITH_MYSQL" = yes; then
-    AC_PATH_PROG([MYSQL_CONFIG], [mysql_config])
-  else
+AS_IF([test "$WITH_MYSQL" != no],[
+  AS_IF([test "$WITH_MYSQL" = yes],[
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MYSQL],[mariadb],[
+      MYSQL_CONFIG=$PKG_CONFIG
+    ],[
+      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MYSQL],[mysqlclient],[
+        MYSQL_CONFIG=$PKG_CONFIG
+      ],[
+        AC_PATH_PROG([MYSQL_CONFIG], [mysql_config])
+      ])
+    ])
+  ],[
     MYSQL_CONFIG=$WITH_MYSQL
-  fi
+  ])
 
-  if test -z "$MYSQL_CONFIG"; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([mysql_config is not found])
-  fi
-  if test ! -x "$MYSQL_CONFIG"; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([mysql_config not exists or not executable, use --with-mysql=path-to-mysql_config])
-  fi
+  AS_IF([test "$MYSQL_CONFIG" != "$PKG_CONFIG"],[
+    if test -z "$MYSQL_CONFIG"; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([mysql_config is not found])
+    fi
+    if test ! -x "$MYSQL_CONFIG"; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([mysql_config not exists or not executable, use --with-mysql=path-to-mysql_config])
+    fi
 
-  if "$MYSQL_CONFIG" | grep -- '--include' > /dev/null ; then
-    MYSQL_INCLUDE=`"$MYSQL_CONFIG" --include | sed s/\'//g`
-  else
-    MYSQL_INCLUDE=`"$MYSQL_CONFIG" --cflags | sed s/\'//g`
-  fi
-  MYSQL_LIBS=`"$MYSQL_CONFIG" --libs | sed s/\'//g`
+    if "$MYSQL_CONFIG" | grep -- '--include' > /dev/null ; then
+      MYSQL_CFLAGS=`"$MYSQL_CONFIG" --include | sed s/\'//g`
+    else
+      MYSQL_CFLAGS=`"$MYSQL_CONFIG" --cflags | sed s/\'//g`
+    fi
+    MYSQL_LIBS=`"$MYSQL_CONFIG" --libs | sed s/\'//g`
+  ])
 
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for MySQL includes at])
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([$MYSQL_INCLUDE])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$MYSQL_CFLAGS])
 
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for MySQL libraries at])
   AC_MSG_RESULT([$MYSQL_LIBS])
 
   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MYSQL], [1], [mysql support])
-fi
+])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_WITH_MYSQL], [test "$WITH_MYSQL" != no])
 
 AC_SUBST([MYSQL_LIBS])
-AC_SUBST([MYSQL_INCLUDE])
+AC_SUBST([MYSQL_CFLAGS])
 
 dnl Checks for pgsql
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([----------------------------------------])
--- lighttpd-1.4.52.orig/src/Makefile.am
+++ lighttpd-1.4.52/src/Makefile.am
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 mod_mysql_vhost_la_SOURCES = mod_mysql_vhost.c
 mod_mysql_vhost_la_LDFLAGS = $(common_module_ldflags)
 mod_mysql_vhost_la_LIBADD = $(MYSQL_LIBS) $(common_libadd)
-mod_mysql_vhost_la_CPPFLAGS = $(MYSQL_INCLUDE)
+mod_mysql_vhost_la_CPPFLAGS = $(MYSQL_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
 if BUILD_WITH_MYSQL
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 mod_vhostdb_mysql_la_SOURCES = mod_vhostdb_mysql.c
 mod_vhostdb_mysql_la_LDFLAGS = $(common_module_ldflags)
 mod_vhostdb_mysql_la_LIBADD = $(MYSQL_LIBS) $(common_libadd)
-mod_vhostdb_mysql_la_CPPFLAGS = $(MYSQL_INCLUDE)
+mod_vhostdb_mysql_la_CPPFLAGS = $(MYSQL_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
 if BUILD_WITH_PGSQL
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 mod_authn_mysql_la_SOURCES = mod_authn_mysql.c
 mod_authn_mysql_la_LDFLAGS = $(common_module_ldflags)
 mod_authn_mysql_la_LIBADD = $(CRYPT_LIB) $(MYSQL_LIBS) $(common_libadd)
-mod_authn_mysql_la_CPPFLAGS = $(MYSQL_INCLUDE)
+mod_authn_mysql_la_CPPFLAGS = $(MYSQL_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
 if BUILD_WITH_SASL
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 endif
 if BUILD_WITH_MYSQL
 lighttpd_SOURCES += mod_authn_mysql.c mod_mysql_vhost.c mod_vhostdb_mysql.c
-lighttpd_CPPFLAGS += $(MYSQL_INCLUDE)
+lighttpd_CPPFLAGS += $(MYSQL_CFLAGS)
 lighttpd_LDADD += $(MYSQL_LIBS)
 endif
 if BUILD_WITH_PGSQL