mysqlbinlog mysql-bin.XXX mysqlbinlog: unknown variable 'ssl-key=/....'
(That'll be because we're using ssl and went ahead and added the setting to my.cnf) http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/option-modifiers.html > An option that may not be recognized by all versions of a program > can be given using the --loose prefix (or loose in an option file). > Versions of the program that recognize the option process it > normally, and versions that do not recognize it issue a warning and > ignore it. ...instead of dying. I wonder what % of mysql configuration you could throw away if you didn't have to backwards support brain dead "features" from yester-year.