Ralph Brickley wrote: > I have been using MySQL for quite some time and am now running Server 4.1. I > have been developing custom web-based software for a customer and recently > moved their server to a different machine. I have everything running > smoothly EXCEPT for mySQL. Any time I try to start the service I get an > error: > > Error 1067: Unable to start service on Local Computer. <snip /> On the assumption that you are using windows, since you are using windows terminology: There should be a file in your mysql data directory, called something like servername.err. MySQL logs start-ups and shut-downs, and some error information in this file. Check it out, you may be able to see the problem immediately. By the way, this problem should probably be addressed to the MySQL fora, as this is definitely not related to PHP HTH... Dusty -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php