RE: MySQL for Dummies (newbies)?

2001-10-25 Thread Brother Bagge
> -Original Message- > From: Robert Cross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I don't think that there is anyway to avoid the command line > with MySQL, (I'm guessing that initially install and user > config has to be done with the command line). That said, day > to day, there are a verita

Re: MySQL for Dummies (newbies)?

2001-10-25 Thread Robert Cross
Todd wrote: >I come from a microsoft environment and never really had to deal with a >command line based database before. >All the documentation for MySQL doesn't make sense to a rookie and is >frustrating... Anywhere to go where I can feel like I can learn >something? Go to your local compute

Re: MySQL for Dummies (newbies)?

2001-10-24 Thread David Wolf
I actually find the command line databases way easier to use than graphical ones. You have more direct control over them, and they are leaner/faster than GUI based ones. However, there are GUI based admin tools that you can get from the MySQL website so you can feel more 'at home'. I was a *real*