hy i m using mysql-3.23.38.tar.gz in redhat6.2 i have .db tables 1-how can i bakup them ? when i use mysqldump or a simple copy , it s failed : when i remove table to another mysql server : the server dont read the .db files even if their size are he same then the original i can t export .db table ... any idea ?? 2-i have also some time this error : Aborted connection 2 to db: 'totot' user: 'ggggg' host: `jjjjjjj.fff.fff (Got an error reading communication packets) Thank you for your help Hatim i configure mysql like that : ./configure --enable-assembler --with-unix-socket-path=/var/lib/mysql/mysql. sock --prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin --syscon fdir=/etc --datadir=/usr/share --localstatedir=/var/lib/mysql --infodir=/usr /info --includedir=/usr/include --mandir=/usr/man --without-docs - -without-bench --enable-large-files --with-berkeley-db --enable-static --pre fix=/usr/lib/libdb.a --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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