Is there a way to use ms access on linux? Can mysql server be connected to by access? At 01:20 PM 5/17/03 -0400, you wrote: >does everybody on this list that wants to run mysql have it up and going >yet? If not and your distribution came with it installed it may be >because the package is incomplete or broken. To get around that, first >remove the package and go and get the rpm binaries from www.mysql.com. >Install all of the rpm's then as root type mysqladmin --version and also >type mysqladmin --help | less and take note of the variable settings in >the last part of the display. If you don't get a version and a help >display of a few screens something didn't work right on install. >Otherwise, type mysqladmin password <new_password> and that sets an access >password for mysql. Next, try mysql -p <cr> and see if you get prompted >for a password, if yes key in that password you selected. You should if >all worked well get the mysql monitor up. If that happens and you're left >at an <mysql> prompt, you're functional. You'll probably need to do rpm >-ivh *.rpm --nodeps <cr> to install all of the rpm's. If you can, also >pick up manual-split.tar.gz from the mysql page since that's got a version >of the mysql manual split into files you can read with a web browser out >of the box and maybe other utilities too. at the <mysql> prompt if you >type connect mysql; you've just hooked up with where mysql stores all of >its information for all other databases and tables in the system. If you >got to that point, you want to read the tutorial web page in the manual >subdirectory and work along with it. After that, welcome to mysql! > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list