Re: Re: error message....somewhat lost!
Simon, Monday, May 20, 2002, 7:24:28 PM, you wrote: SKC> I'm running mysql-3.23.36-sun-solaris2.7-sparc. SKC> And yes, I'm pretty sure that the server is installed. I can still SKC> query the database using a DBI script and get results back. SKC> My mysqld is in /usr/local/mysql/bin SKC> When I try running it, I get this error message: SKC> mysqld: Can't change dir to '/usr/local/mysql-3.23.36-sun-solaris2.7-sparc/var/' SKC> (Errcode: 2) SKC> 020520 9:14:29 Aborting Simon, if you have mysqld running why do you try to run it again? If you want to run another instance of mysqld check the following link: http://www.mysql.com/doc/m/y/mysqld_multi.html SKC> I checked the path and there is no var directory in /usr/local/mysql-3.23.36-sun-solaris2.7-sparc SKC> I'm really lost! Thanks for your advice! -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ /Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com - 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
Re: error message....somewhat lost
try using "which" instead of "whereis" "Simon K. Chan" wrote: > Gelu, > > Thanks for taking the time to respond. I did this: > > whereis mysqld > > and get this: > > mysqld: > > which is really weird, because mysqld is located in /usr/local/mysql/bin > > I would appreciate any advice you can offer me! thanks! :-) > > --- Gelu Gogancea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ...sorry ... idon't read carefully your message... > > check with : > > whereis mysqld > > ... if is in /usr/libexec then check if is executable. > > If is in other directory "whereis" tell you and you can move "mysqld" from > > "whereis" to /usr/libexec. > > > > > > ----- Original Message - > > From: "Simon K. Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mysql Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 8:14 AM > > Subject: error messagesomewhat lost > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > The other day, I tried connecting to mysql > > > via the good old > > > > > > >mysql -u me -p > > > > > > but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing > > > from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list > > > archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) > > > that I could try to re-start the daemon: > > > > > > bin/safe_mysqld --log & > > > > > > But i get this error message: > > > The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or > > > is not executable > > > Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart > > > this script from there as follows: > > > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > > > > > Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) > > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > > (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't > > work. > > > a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( > > > > > > Comments? > > > > > > Many thanks! > > > > > > simon > > > > > > __ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > = > > > # > > > > > > Warmest Regards, > > > Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre > > minds." - Albert Einstein > > > > > > __ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > - > > > 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 > > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > 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 > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > = > # > > Warmest Regards, > Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - >Albert Einstein > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > - > 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 > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php - 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 Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: error message....somewhat lost
Hi, Please look at "2.4 Post-installation Setup and Testing" in documentation. Regards, Gelu _ G.NET SOFTWARE COMPANY Permanent e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Simon K. Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gelu Gogancea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mysql Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:29 PM Subject: Re: error messagesomewhat lost > Gelu, > > Thanks for taking the time to respond. I did this: > > whereis mysqld > > and get this: > > mysqld: > > which is really weird, because mysqld is located in /usr/local/mysql/bin > > I would appreciate any advice you can offer me! thanks! :-) > > --- Gelu Gogancea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ...sorry ... idon't read carefully your message... > > check with : > > whereis mysqld > > ... if is in /usr/libexec then check if is executable. > > If is in other directory "whereis" tell you and you can move "mysqld" from > > "whereis" to /usr/libexec. > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Simon K. Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mysql Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 8:14 AM > > Subject: error messagesomewhat lost > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > The other day, I tried connecting to mysql > > > via the good old > > > > > > >mysql -u me -p > > > > > > but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing > > > from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list > > > archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) > > > that I could try to re-start the daemon: > > > > > > bin/safe_mysqld --log & > > > > > > But i get this error message: > > > The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or > > > is not executable > > > Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart > > > this script from there as follows: > > > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > > > > > Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) > > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > > (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't > > work. > > > a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( > > > > > > Comments? > > > > > > Many thanks! > > > > > > simon > > > > > > __ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > = > > > # > > > > > > Warmest Regards, > > > Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre > > minds." - Albert Einstein > > > > > > __ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > - > > > 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 > > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > 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 > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > = > # > > Warmest Regards, > Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > - 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 Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: error message....somewhat lost
Gelu, Thanks for taking the time to respond. I did this: whereis mysqld and get this: mysqld: which is really weird, because mysqld is located in /usr/local/mysql/bin I would appreciate any advice you can offer me! thanks! :-) --- Gelu Gogancea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...sorry ... idon't read carefully your message... > check with : > whereis mysqld > ... if is in /usr/libexec then check if is executable. > If is in other directory "whereis" tell you and you can move "mysqld" from > "whereis" to /usr/libexec. > > > - Original Message - > From: "Simon K. Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mysql Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 8:14 AM > Subject: error messagesomewhat lost > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > The other day, I tried connecting to mysql > > via the good old > > > > >mysql -u me -p > > > > but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing > > from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list > > archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) > > that I could try to re-start the daemon: > > > > bin/safe_mysqld --log & > > > > But i get this error message: > > The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or > > is not executable > > Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart > > this script from there as follows: > > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > > > Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't > work. > > a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( > > > > Comments? > > > > Many thanks! > > > > simon > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > = > > # > > > > Warmest Regards, > > Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre > minds." - Albert Einstein > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > - > > 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 > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > > - > 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 > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > = # Warmest Regards, Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - 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 Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: error message....somewhat lost!
Egor, I'm running mysql-3.23.36-sun-solaris2.7-sparc. And yes, I'm pretty sure that the server is installed. I can still query the database using a DBI script and get results back. My mysqld is in /usr/local/mysql/bin When I try running it, I get this error message: mysqld: Can't change dir to '/usr/local/mysql-3.23.36-sun-solaris2.7-sparc/var/' (Errcode: 2) 020520 9:14:29 Aborting I checked the path and there is no var directory in /usr/local/mysql-3.23.36-sun-solaris2.7-sparc I'm really lost! Thanks for your advice! --- Egor Egorov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simon, > Monday, May 20, 2002, 8:08:50 AM, you wrote: > > SKC> The other day, I tried connecting to mysql > SKC> via the good old > > SKC> mysql -u me -p > > SKC> but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing > SKC> from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list > SKC> archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) > SKC> that I could try to re-start the daemon: > > SKC> bin/safe_mysqld --log & > > SKC> But i get this error message: > SKC> The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or > SKC> is not executable > SKC> Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart > SKC> this script from there as follows: > SKC> ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > SKC> Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) >./bin/safe_mysqld. > SKC> (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't work. > SKC> a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( > > SKC> Comments? > > Simon, what OS do you use? What is your MySQL distribution? Are you > sure that MySQL server is installed? Check where your mysqld is > located and run mysqld from this dir. Also check your permissions. > There are a lot of things that can cause that kind of errors... > > SKC> Many thanks! > > > > > > -- > For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita > This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ >__ ___ ___ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ /Egor Egorov > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net ><___/ www.mysql.com > > > > - > 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 > = # Warmest Regards, Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - 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 Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: error message....somewhat lost
...sorry ... idon't read carefully your message... check with : whereis mysqld ... if is in /usr/libexec then check if is executable. If is in other directory "whereis" tell you and you can move "mysqld" from "whereis" to /usr/libexec. - Original Message - From: "Simon K. Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mysql Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 8:14 AM Subject: error messagesomewhat lost > > Hi All, > > The other day, I tried connecting to mysql > via the good old > > >mysql -u me -p > > but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing > from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list > archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) > that I could try to re-start the daemon: > > bin/safe_mysqld --log & > > But i get this error message: > The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or > is not executable > Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart > this script from there as follows: > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) ./bin/safe_mysqld. > (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't work. > a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( > > Comments? > > Many thanks! > > simon > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > = > # > > Warmest Regards, > Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > - > 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 > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > - 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 Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: error message....somewhat lost!
Simon, Monday, May 20, 2002, 8:08:50 AM, you wrote: SKC> The other day, I tried connecting to mysql SKC> via the good old SKC> mysql -u me -p SKC> but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing SKC> from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list SKC> archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) SKC> that I could try to re-start the daemon: SKC> bin/safe_mysqld --log & SKC> But i get this error message: SKC> The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or SKC> is not executable SKC> Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart SKC> this script from there as follows: SKC> ./bin/safe_mysqld. SKC> Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) ./bin/safe_mysqld. SKC> (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't work. SKC> a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( SKC> Comments? Simon, what OS do you use? What is your MySQL distribution? Are you sure that MySQL server is installed? Check where your mysqld is located and run mysqld from this dir. Also check your permissions. There are a lot of things that can cause that kind of errors... SKC> Many thanks! -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ /Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com - 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
Re: error message....somewhat lost
Hi, After mysql installation you MUST run the "mysql_install_db" script which is located (usualy) in /usr/bin... so, go to in this directory and type : ./mysql_install_db. Regards, Gelu _ G.NET SOFTWARE COMPANY Permanent e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Simon K. Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mysql Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 8:14 AM Subject: error messagesomewhat lost > > Hi All, > > The other day, I tried connecting to mysql > via the good old > > >mysql -u me -p > > but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing > from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list > archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) > that I could try to re-start the daemon: > > bin/safe_mysqld --log & > > But i get this error message: > The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or > is not executable > Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart > this script from there as follows: > ./bin/safe_mysqld. > > Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) ./bin/safe_mysqld. > (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't work. > a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( > > Comments? > > Many thanks! > > simon > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > = > # > > Warmest Regards, > Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > - > 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 > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > - 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 Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
error message....somewhat lost
Hi All, The other day, I tried connecting to mysql via the good old >mysql -u me -p but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) that I could try to re-start the daemon: bin/safe_mysqld --log & But i get this error message: The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or is not executable Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart this script from there as follows: ./bin/safe_mysqld. Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) ./bin/safe_mysqld. (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't work. a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( Comments? Many thanks! simon __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com = # Warmest Regards, Simon K. Chan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - 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 Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
error message....somewhat lost!
Hi All, The other day, I tried connecting to mysql via the good old >mysql -u me -p but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word) that I could try to re-start the daemon: bin/safe_mysqld --log & But i get this error message: The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or is not executable Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart this script from there as follows: ./bin/safe_mysqld. Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b) ./bin/safe_mysqld. (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't work. a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-( Comments? Many thanks! __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - 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