To test if you have a live install of mysql, type mysql --help at the linux prompt and if you get a long help screen, it's alive. To start learning how to use mysql, cd /usr/doc/mysql<tab>/Docs and type lynx ./manual.html. Once the reference manual comes up type /[12]9 then type n and hit enter. That'll put you in the tutorial for setting up data bases and using them. hth. -- Jude <dashielljt(at)gmpexpress-dot-net>
