To clarify my questions: *******Mine is a Mandrake 10.1 box *********
First : I want to know if MySQL is installed Second : If not installed, then install it. Third : Bring MySQL up in the console so that I can build the db's , set privileges etc Doing: 'rpm -qa | grep -i mysql' Returns: perl-Mysql-1.22_19-9mdk libmysql12-4.0.18-1mdk **And as a refresher :** rpm -qa|grep sql returns: postgresql-7.4.1-2mdk perl-mysql-1.22_19-9mdk libmysql12.4.18-1mdk postgresql-server -7.4.1-2mdk So do I now as root : urpmi mysql mysql-client mysql-common Then : service mysql start Thanks again
