RE: Parse error?

2001-05-16 Thread Robert Henkel

Shouldn't you have on line 7
print (OK 2 );
and not
print (OK 2 )
Im not a PHP person but thats what  I noticed in your code.  And if ;
terminates a command that can't be helping





magic words sql database
-Original Message-
From: MTF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 2:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Parse error?


I am new to MySQL and am using Paul DuBois's book to MySQL guide me. (Great 
Book!)

I am attempting to use PHP, My scripts always connect to the MySQL server
OK, 
and the Databases to, but my queries always fail with the following message:

OK 1 OK 2 
Parse error: parse error in /home/httpd/html/test10.php3 on line 8

(I place the OK 1 etc to help me find problems)

This is the PHP3 script

?php
$link = mysql_pconnect (localhost, test, test)
or die (Could not connect);
print (OK 1 );
mysql_select_db (samp_db)
or die (Could not select database);
print (OK 2 )
$query = SELECT COUNT(*) FROM president;
$result = mysql_query ($query)
or die (Query failed);
Print (OK 3 ) 
?

Using PHP I can create drop databases all OK but every query I've tried
gives 
me a parse error and I've looked trough all my books and can't find any 
mention of what they are and how you fix them.

Thanks

Mike

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RE: upgrade from SUSE7.0

2001-05-15 Thread Robert Henkel

I'm not for sure but when you create a user you can allow that user to only
connect from specific locations.  Such as localhost or from anywhere or even
a specfied locationm 123.222.111.2.  Not sure if this will help at all??
Good Luck.

-Original Message-
From: stephane parenton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 9:43 AM
To: Andy Woo
Cc: 'mysql'
Subject: Re: upgrade from SUSE7.0


Andy Woo wrote:
 
 I have the same problem.  Whatsssup?  :-)

 /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'breguet' failed
 error: 'Host 'breguet.experia.com' is not allowed to connect to this
 MySQL server'
 
 what can I do to solve this ?...

I don't know i removed the things, and tried to install the 3.23.38
release instead, my the problem is not solved I've tried every thing to
get connected, but nothing went right I could do a mysqladmin version,
and the answer was correct, but
no connection... So, I re-install the whole box (it's a test box...) in
order to see if i was wrong somewhere, and where i could have messed things
up but I'm curious to find an answer...

Stephane

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RE: Making MySQL DB Remotely Accessible

2001-05-15 Thread Robert Henkel

Try this program. Go to http://www.artronic.hr/mysql/index.htm and get
mysqladmin.  Its a windows client to manage mysql databases.  You then can
put in the ip address of the computer you want to connect to that is running
a mysql database.  So you would put your win2000 server ip.  Then put in a
user and a password.  Leave the port at 3306 unless you changed it.
Probably need to use root user to get in the first time. Hope this helps
some.
Robert 

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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:42 AM
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Subject: Making MySQL DB Remotely Accessible


I am new to the world of mySQL and have just installed it on a Windows 2000
Advanced Server and I need to figure out how make the db accessible from a
remote PC for administration.  Can anyone provide me with some direction in
that area?  Bear in mind, I am a newbie.

Thanks very much,
Ray

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RE: Varchar binary field auto-trimmed??

2001-05-15 Thread Robert Henkel

I'm not a database god, but why would you want to store binary data in a
varchar feild when there are feilds of type binary to do store that type of
data?  How can binary be upper or lower case?

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From: VVM Ravikumar Sarma Chengalvala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 1:04 PM
To: ryc
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Varchar binary field auto-trimmed??


Hi,
We can decalre a varchar field as BINARY if we need
case sensitive storage of field values.

Regards,
Ravi
--- ryc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  Varchar fields are
not binary, blobs are.
 
 ryan
 
  Hi  Help!
  
  I would like to store some short binary data
 (encrypted). I used a
  varchar(24) binary field for this.
  But it seems that MySQL cuts white-spaces from the
 end when storing the
  data in the table. When the encrypted string now
 has a white-space at
  end, MySQL will cut it and this will result in a
 wrong decryption (next
  time when the string is read and decrypted).
  
  When using TinyBlob instead of varchar binary, all
 works fine. Is this a
  feature of varchar binary? In my opinion, binary
 data shouldn't be
  trimmed!
  
  Please answer me via mail as I don't receive the
 mailing list.
  Thanks for your support!
  
   ... tobias wiersch
  
  
  
 

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RE: Hom many columns is too many?

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Henkel

Without knowing more detail about the data and the requirements of that data
its hard to say how the database structure should be.  To say I am right
over you and you are right over me is pointless.  Its very dependant on the
data.  I agree you can have a entity with 75+ attributes and its not going
to be demoralized. I have worked with databases with over 200 attributes
that were fully normalized.  There is more then one way to solve any
problem.  50 of the ways are great 50 of them suck but all will get the job
done.  That is the beauty of database design and programming, I think.

-Original Message-
From: ryc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 4:09 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Hom many columns is too many?


Just because one table has many columns does not mean it is not normalized.
The original message stated that there is all kinds of different information
about a contact from their first/last name to the high school they graduated
from. Given enough information about a person it would be easy to fill 75
columns of DIFFERNT data. Sure there may be a column to store phone
numbers... but that doesnt mean that in order to add another phone number
for a particular contact that you would insert a whole new row. Either a)
you decide not to keep more than one phone number per contact, and use an
update to change the phone number for that contact or b) create a phone
number table so you can create a one to many relationship (one row in the
contact table can have multiple rows in the phone number table).

In case b yes some information is taken out of the contact table and put
into another table, however that is just one column. For things like mothers
maden name and other unique and SINGLE data elements putting that data in
the contact table does not denormalize the table. The only situation in
which I can think to create a seperate table with this sort of information
is a) one contact may have many of column y or b) a majority of the contacts
dont have information for column y, so you create a seperate table for
column y to store the few rows you do have information for, so that your
contact table doesnt have a bunch of empty fields.

Hope this helps.

ryan

 Well with tables not normalized you will more then likely at some point in
 get redundant data at some point.  For instance I enter Joe smith with
phone
 of 123-123-1222 then Joe Smith buys a new home keeps the other home and
now
 has two active phone number with on table you would have to reenter
 information already in the database on Joe Smith unless you keep adding
more
 columns to accommodate each new phone number(this would be very poor
 database design).  Its basic normalizing of tables that will keep this
from
 happening.  Its is very dependent on the nature of the data on whether you
 need to break that table up or not.  I would find it very hard to believe
 that all the information needed for customer/contact data
 from there name all the way to where they went to high school could be
 stored in one table logically or more importantly efficiently.

 -Original Message-
 From: ryc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:58 AM
 To: 'Richard Reina'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: Hom many columns is too many?


 I dont think the problem was redudant data. He is talking about 75
distinct
 fields that no other table contains and ALL data is related to the
contact.

 It makes sence that a table with more columns would have a higher overhead
 when parsing the queries, but but other than that I dont _think_ there
 should be a major problem having a table with that many columns. However
75
 does seem like it is a very obscene amount for one table, so you may want
to
 consider creating one table that stores the contacts primary information
 (name, address, phone #, business name, ect... ) that is imparative to
 working with the contact, and then have another table that contains more
 detailed background information. This way if you need the information from
 the second table you can left join it, and if you dont need it you dont
have
 to. Or another scheme is only insert detailed data for the contacts you
have
 that information on, and leave the rest blank (in this case you wont be
able
 to use left join because if the column you join on is missing from the
 details table the query will return empty, even though the contact is in
the
 primary table). Either way there are trade offs, decide what is best based
 on how much detail information you have from the contacts, and how you
want
 to lay out your code.

 Hope that helps,
 ryan

  With relational database design you can more then likely break that 75
  column table down into many different tables.  Look up information on
 NORMAL
  FORM  this will help you design an effective database.  Usually from
what
 I
  know and have been taught 3rd normal form is as low a level as you want
to
  go.  But this also depends on things such as how large 

RE: MySQL 3.23.38 released

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Henkel

Can you compile a win32 version of this?  Or will there be a binary for
win32 soon?

Thanks

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From: Michael Widenius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 4:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MySQL 3.23.38 released



Hi!

This release includes mainly fixes for BDB and InnoDB tables.

You can now find MySQL-Max (MySQL binaries with support for the above
table types) for most supported platforms at
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql-max-3.23.html

The windows binary is under testing and should hopefully be released
tomorrow (if we don't find any unexpected bugs in BDB or InnoDB under
windows).

Changes in release 3.23.38
--
 
   * Fixed a bug in `REPLACE()' when using the ujis character set.
 
   * Applied Sleepycat BDB patches 3.2.9.1 and 3.2.9.2.
 
   * Added option `--skip-stack-trace' to `mysqld'.
 
   * `CREATE TEMPORARY' now works with `InnoDB' tables.
 
   * `InnoDB' now promotes sub keys to whole keys.
 
   * Added option `CONCURRENT' to `LOAD DATA'.
 
   * Better error message when slave `max_allowed_packet' is to low to
 read a very long log event from the master
 
   * Fixed bug when too many rows where removed when using `SELECT
 DISTINCT ... HAVING'.
 
   * `SHOW CREATE TABLE' now returns `TEMPORARY' for temporary tables.
 
   * Added `Rows_examined' to slow query log.
 
   * Fixed problems with function returning empty string when using
 together with a group functions and a `WHERE' that didn't match
 any rows.
 
   * New program `mysqlcheck'.
 
   * Added database name to output for administrative commands like
 `CHECK', `REPAIR', `OPTIMIZE'.
 
   * Lots of portability fixes for InnoDB.
 
   * Changed optimizer so that queries like `SELECT * FROM
 table_name,table_name2 ... ORDER BY key_part1 LIMIT #' will use
 index on `key_part1' instead of `filesort'.
 
   * Fixed bug when doing `LOCK TABLE to_table WRITE,...; INSERT INTO
 to_table... SELECT ...' when `to_table' was empty.
 
   * Fixed bug with `LOCK TABLE' and BDB tables.

Regards,
Monty

PS: Please use a mirror for downloading (Note that it will probably
take 24 hours until our mirrors are up to date)

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RE: MySQL 3.23.38 released

2001-05-14 Thread Robert Henkel

Sorry its early for me and I didnt read the bottom of this email.  Sorry:)

-Original Message-
From: Robert Henkel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:40 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: MySQL 3.23.38 released


Can you compile a win32 version of this?  Or will there be a binary for
win32 soon?

Thanks

-Original Message-
From: Michael Widenius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 4:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: MySQL 3.23.38 released



Hi!

This release includes mainly fixes for BDB and InnoDB tables.

You can now find MySQL-Max (MySQL binaries with support for the above
table types) for most supported platforms at
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql-max-3.23.html

The windows binary is under testing and should hopefully be released
tomorrow (if we don't find any unexpected bugs in BDB or InnoDB under
windows).

Changes in release 3.23.38
--
 
   * Fixed a bug in `REPLACE()' when using the ujis character set.
 
   * Applied Sleepycat BDB patches 3.2.9.1 and 3.2.9.2.
 
   * Added option `--skip-stack-trace' to `mysqld'.
 
   * `CREATE TEMPORARY' now works with `InnoDB' tables.
 
   * `InnoDB' now promotes sub keys to whole keys.
 
   * Added option `CONCURRENT' to `LOAD DATA'.
 
   * Better error message when slave `max_allowed_packet' is to low to
 read a very long log event from the master
 
   * Fixed bug when too many rows where removed when using `SELECT
 DISTINCT ... HAVING'.
 
   * `SHOW CREATE TABLE' now returns `TEMPORARY' for temporary tables.
 
   * Added `Rows_examined' to slow query log.
 
   * Fixed problems with function returning empty string when using
 together with a group functions and a `WHERE' that didn't match
 any rows.
 
   * New program `mysqlcheck'.
 
   * Added database name to output for administrative commands like
 `CHECK', `REPAIR', `OPTIMIZE'.
 
   * Lots of portability fixes for InnoDB.
 
   * Changed optimizer so that queries like `SELECT * FROM
 table_name,table_name2 ... ORDER BY key_part1 LIMIT #' will use
 index on `key_part1' instead of `filesort'.
 
   * Fixed bug when doing `LOCK TABLE to_table WRITE,...; INSERT INTO
 to_table... SELECT ...' when `to_table' was empty.
 
   * Fixed bug with `LOCK TABLE' and BDB tables.

Regards,
Monty

PS: Please use a mirror for downloading (Note that it will probably
take 24 hours until our mirrors are up to date)

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RE: Hom many columns is too many?

2001-05-11 Thread Robert Henkel

With relational database design you can more then likely break that 75
column table down into many different tables.  Look up information on NORMAL
FORM  this will help you design an effective database.  Usually from what I
know and have been taught 3rd normal form is as low a level as you want to
go.  But this also depends on things such as how large your db will be.
Sometimes redundant data is not always a bad think.  In that case a lower
normal form would be fine too.  Its an art not a science:)

RH

-Original Message-
From: Richard Reina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 1:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Hom many columns is too many?


I am designing an in house database app. for sales/contact management.  
We've identified out about 75 things to know about a customer/contact
from there name all the way to where they went to highschool.  Should
all these attributes be in one table since they all describe the contact
or should they be broken up into seperate tables like education,
professional backround,  business backtound special interests?

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RE: InnoDB, BDB, and Gemini

2001-05-11 Thread Robert Henkel

Have you noticed a significant speed decline using Gemini tables?
RH

-Original Message-
From: Warren van der Merwe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:31 AM
To: 'Steve Ruby'; 'Kevin McBrearty'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: InnoDB, BDB, and Gemini


Goodday to you all

Gemini tables are busy being beta tested, and therefore are available. I
personally use them and so far so good. I really love having row level
locking in MYSQL, and it works like a dream. contact www.nusphere.com for
more info.

There are currently running with 3.23.36

Enjoy
Warren


~
Warren van der Merwe
Software Director
PRT Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a RedTie
Durban, South Africa
Cell (+27-83) 262-9163
Office (+27-31) 767-0249


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 ]On Behalf
 Of Steve Ruby
 Sent: 11 May 2001 06:10
 To: Kevin McBrearty; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: InnoDB, BDB, and Gemini



 InnoDB definately provides more features that BDB, and is probably
 going to be faster, Gemini isn't available yet. BDB might be more
 complete/stable.

 So I'd say Gemini is out of the picture unless you are looking longer
 term.  I'd do some testing with both we found some bugs in the 3.23.37
 distribution with regard to BDB, Monty sais they are fix in .38


 Kevin McBrearty wrote:
 
  I have re-read the appropriate manual sections several
 times, trying to
  decide what is the best option for my database table types.
 I am using
  3.32.37 on
  Linux, and am torn between InnoDB, BDB, and Gemini table
 types. Transaction
  handling is very important for my application (commit,
 rollback, etc.).
 
  I am leaning toward InnoDB at this point but was wondering
 if anyone could
  offer any information, other than what is in the manual,
 regarding the pros
  and cons of these table types.
 
  TIA
 
  Kevin McBrearty
  ATG Automation Technologies Group Ltd.
 
 
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RE: Hom many columns is too many?

2001-05-11 Thread Robert Henkel

Well with tables not normalized you will more then likely at some point in
get redundant data at some point.  For instance I enter Joe smith with phone
of 123-123-1222 then Joe Smith buys a new home keeps the other home and now
has two active phone number with on table you would have to reenter
information already in the database on Joe Smith unless you keep adding more
columns to accommodate each new phone number(this would be very poor
database design).  Its basic normalizing of tables that will keep this from
happening.  Its is very dependent on the nature of the data on whether you
need to break that table up or not.  I would find it very hard to believe
that all the information needed for customer/contact data
from there name all the way to where they went to high school could be
stored in one table logically or more importantly efficiently.

-Original Message-
From: ryc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:58 AM
To: 'Richard Reina'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Hom many columns is too many?


I dont think the problem was redudant data. He is talking about 75 distinct
fields that no other table contains and ALL data is related to the contact.

It makes sence that a table with more columns would have a higher overhead
when parsing the queries, but but other than that I dont _think_ there
should be a major problem having a table with that many columns. However 75
does seem like it is a very obscene amount for one table, so you may want to
consider creating one table that stores the contacts primary information
(name, address, phone #, business name, ect... ) that is imparative to
working with the contact, and then have another table that contains more
detailed background information. This way if you need the information from
the second table you can left join it, and if you dont need it you dont have
to. Or another scheme is only insert detailed data for the contacts you have
that information on, and leave the rest blank (in this case you wont be able
to use left join because if the column you join on is missing from the
details table the query will return empty, even though the contact is in the
primary table). Either way there are trade offs, decide what is best based
on how much detail information you have from the contacts, and how you want
to lay out your code.

Hope that helps,
ryan

 With relational database design you can more then likely break that 75
 column table down into many different tables.  Look up information on
NORMAL
 FORM  this will help you design an effective database.  Usually from what
I
 know and have been taught 3rd normal form is as low a level as you want to
 go.  But this also depends on things such as how large your db will be.
 Sometimes redundant data is not always a bad think.  In that case a lower
 normal form would be fine too.  Its an art not a science:)

 RH

 -Original Message-
 From: Richard Reina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 1:26 PM
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 Subject: Hom many columns is too many?


 I am designing an in house database app. for sales/contact management.
 We've identified out about 75 things to know about a customer/contact
 from there name all the way to where they went to highschool.  Should
 all these attributes be in one table since they all describe the contact
 or should they be broken up into seperate tables like education,
 professional backround,  business backtound special interests?

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RE: simultaneous connections

2001-05-11 Thread Robert Henkel

PREVIOS THREAD ON THIS TOPIC: Hope it helps
Hi,

Make sure that MySQL on your OS supports 5000 connections !
Check OS specific restrictions in MySQL documentation.

Regards
--
Joseph Bueno
NetClub/Trader.com

John Barton wrote:
 
 Try putting a line like the following in your my.cnf file:
 This has always worked for me, including 3.23.37
 
 set-variable = max_connections=
 
 John Barton
 Unix Systems Administrator
 Primary Networks, Inc.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 On Thu, 10 May 2001, Mark Lo (3) wrote:
 
  Hi,
 
   I would like to set a higher values in max_connections for mysql.
 
  I have tried to use the following command mysqld --set-variables
  max_connections=900 -u root -ppassword.  Then, it shows that I have
  successfully changed the variable of max_connections.  But, when I check
it
  with the command of mysqladmin variables -u root -ppassword.  The
  max_connections return to 100 which is the default value.  I wonder what
is
  wrong with mysql3.23.37.  Is this a bug, or I am using the wrong
command.
 
  In additions, Can I set the max_connections values higher than 5000.
 
  Thank you
 
  Mark
 
 
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-Original Message-
From: Don Pro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 2:37 PM
To: msql list
Subject: simultaneous connections


Hi,

I'm reading in my documentation (I have a book) that MySQL allows up to
101 simultaneous connections.  Gadzooks!  How can MySQL claim to be at
the Enterprise level with this limit?  Is there any way around this?

Thanks,
Don


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RE: Having success with 20 million rows

2001-05-09 Thread Robert Henkel

Well normally its not the best to add columns after the fact if the design
met the specs.  But this is not always the case.  As we all now the specs
change about every hour.

-Original Message-
From: Joshua J. Kugler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:49 PM
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Subject: Re: Having success with 20 million rows


FOUR days!?!?  THAT'S patience.  But I'm glad to hear the success story.

j- k

On Wednesday 09 May 2001 11:08, David J. Potter wrote:
 Just wanted to say that we are having success using MySql.  Even though
our
 tables are large, over 20 million rows, selects, updates and inserts occur
 very fast.  We use both Windows and Linux.  Adding a column is the only
 action that is slow (it took 4 days once to add a column), but that is OK
 since we don't change columns often.  Overall MySql is turning to be a
 great fast database. David

-- 
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Information Services Director
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RE: Having success with 20 million rows

2001-05-09 Thread Robert Henkel

I take that back the word not the best shouldnt be used.  I should of said
in a perfect world we shouldnt have to add columns.

-Original Message-
From: Robert Henkel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:56 PM
To: 'Joshua J. Kugler'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Having success with 20 million rows


Well normally its not the best to add columns after the fact if the design
met the specs.  But this is not always the case.  As we all now the specs
change about every hour.

-Original Message-
From: Joshua J. Kugler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:49 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Having success with 20 million rows


FOUR days!?!?  THAT'S patience.  But I'm glad to hear the success story.

j- k

On Wednesday 09 May 2001 11:08, David J. Potter wrote:
 Just wanted to say that we are having success using MySql.  Even though
our
 tables are large, over 20 million rows, selects, updates and inserts occur
 very fast.  We use both Windows and Linux.  Adding a column is the only
 action that is slow (it took 4 days once to add a column), but that is OK
 since we don't change columns often.  Overall MySql is turning to be a
 great fast database. David

-- 
Joshua Kugler
Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Information Services Director
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
907-474-7601

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RE: database recovery (errcode 13)?

2001-05-09 Thread Robert Henkel

When you say you moved the data base I'm assumeing you are meaning you
reinstalled MySQL then moved the db files over to the new install?  Each
data base goes into its own directory.  So the database files for the
database named thedb would be in a subdirectory called thedb of the
directory data .  I am talking from a windows environment maybe its
different on Linux.

root=mysql
sub1=data
sub2=thedb---database files for thedb go here

-Original Message-
From: Kay Aleksic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:10 PM
To: MySQL List (E-mail)
Subject: database recovery (errcode 13)?


Hi list,

I am dealing with my first MySQL server/db, and I ran into some trouble.

The server where the db was located got hacked and I had to reinstall the
whole thing. The old HD is preserved as was and the server got a new HD. I
moved the old db to the new disk and when I try to access it, I get the
following error:

mysql use thedb;
Can't read dir of './thedb/' (Errcode: 13)
Database changed
mysql show tables;
ERROR 12: Can't read dir of './thedb/' (Errcode: 13)
mysql

(RedHat 6.2, MySQL 2.23.37)

How can I recover or fix it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

K. Aleksic


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RE: MySQL HA

2001-05-09 Thread Robert Henkel

So those of us not in the world of HA, mission critical would be equivalent?

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From: Jeremy Zawodny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:20 PM
To: Billy Passauer
Cc: carlos ospina; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MySQL HA


On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 03:59:45PM -0400, Billy Passauer wrote:
  -Original Message-
  From: carlos ospina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
  
  I wanna know if someone has ever setup any kind o HA with MySQL.
 
 OK, I'll bite.  What is an HA ?

High Availability.
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