Hi, So far for everyone that asked about the permissions on my directories that I've replied to, no one has said I had a permission issue. We tried to upgrade to 3.23.37, and used : gmake distclean PATH=/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:/usr/X11/bin export PATH CXXFLAGS=-g export CXXFLAGS ./configure --with-debug --with-mysqld-user=mysql --with-libwrap=/usr/lib --loca lstatedir=/usr/home/wwwcust1/mysql --enable-static gmake That seemed to be fine. HOWEVER, when it came to Msql-Mysql-modules 1.2213, all heck broke loose. During the configure we saw : kvasir# more doit /usr/local/bin/perl Makefile.PL --static --config kvasir# sh doit /usr/local/bin/perl: can't resolve symbol 'compress' /usr/local/bin/perl: can't resolve symbol 'uncompress' Which drivers do you want to install? 1) MySQL only 2) mSQL only (either of mSQL 1 or mSQL 2) 3) MySQL and mSQL (either of mSQL 1 or mSQL 2) 4) mSQL 1 and mSQL 2 5) MySQL, mSQL 1 and mSQL 2 Enter the appropriate number: [3] A search of the archives said to add "-lz" to the libs. This didn't help, it began to complain about some symbol "newSVpvn". When I went to revert back to the previous mysql (3.22.32) it went fine, but Msql-Mysql-modules 1.2213 still had problems with compress/ uncompress. I had to install it, get a list of all the files involved, remove them, and reconfigure/install and it was ok. We need to fall back and continue trying to debug why the install falls over, and (to a lesser extent) why it doesn't produce a core. (Then again, to debug, it might take producing the core first so there is something to debug). Thanks, Tuc/TTSG Internet Services, Inc --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php