Which MySQL to install

2001-05-15 Thread varin
I've been using MySQL happily on Linux for the past few years; however now I have to develop a web application for a client who insists that I use his server. The server doesn't have MySQL installed, so I naturally want to install it. I'm actually quite lame when it comes to server stuff and I don

Re: Installation prob on i386 solaris 2.6

2001-04-22 Thread Anatole Varin
Database configure problem: When running configure I get the following error: configure: error: No size for char type. A likely cause for this could be that there isn't any static libraries installed. You can verify this by checking if you have libm.a in /lib, /usr/lib or some other stan

Re: Support for double-byte characters & retrieving

2001-04-03 Thread Anatole Varin
I use mysql with japanese -sjis text (i think it also handles -euc and perhaps others, including Korean) with no problem for inserting and searching. However, to have it sort it the Japanese or Korean way, you should take a look at the following 2 references: http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/h/Characte

GROUP BY Question (p2)

2001-03-29 Thread varin
Q: I have the following table "grades". ++++ | name | score |id | ++++ | John |10 | 1 | ++++ | John | 20 |2 | ++++ | John | 8 |3

Distinct Selects...

2001-03-27 Thread varin
Q: I have the following table "grades": +++ | name | score | +++ | John |10 | +++ | John | 8 | +++ | Carl |10 | +++ | Mary |6 | +++ I want to select

Upgrading RPM 3.23.33 to 3.23.34

2001-03-14 Thread varin
Sorry for the basic-ness of my questions, but... What's the best way to upgrade an RPM installation of MySQL? Can I just run rpm -U 3.23.34-1.i386 and it will take care of the upgrade or is there another way? Also, should I bring down the server before attempting an upgrade? Is it likely I'll hav