At 14:34 -0500 3/25/02, Alexander, Chris wrote: >Ack!!!! > >Case sensitivity of table names gets screwed up when doing stuff with >PHP/MySQL on Windows!! (Windows 95 in this case - yes, more >paleo-computing!). > >I am using this set of canned scripts: phpslice v 0.2.0. The scripts have >been installed successfully in multiple places on UNIX, been using it with >success. The code in phpslice refers to tables with mixed case and the >database creation scripts use mixed case names to create the tables. Works >fine. > >The tables ended up being created in all low case when input through >mysql.exe < createtables.sql. The weird part is that the scripts worked even >though they were referencing mixed case table names that did not exist. >Sounds like a windows thing for sure. > >Doing an export of the data to move to Solaris, wrote the tables all out in >low case as the tables all existed with low case names at that point. So >phpMyAdmin doesn't know any better at that point. > >I guess word to the wise, when moving back and forth between Windows and >*NIX pay attention to the case of tables and what not in addition to the >normal CF/LF issues.
That's one reason I always use lowercase for database and table names. This issue also comes up when using Mac OS X, which is UNIX, but is built on top of the non-case-sensitive Mac OS file system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
