hii S.K.R that is resolved , thanks for all your help, the problem was earlier when i installed mysql 4 we had 3.23 on it and the new installation didnot modify the existing my.ini now i just deleted the my.ini and did a fresh install of mysql 4 and it worked , i made no changes to the my.ini created by the new mysql
so u were right in ur first mail it requires absolutely no changes ..... thanks again for all ur help Nikhil bhaskaran The 6m Group - Mumbai http://www.the6mgroup.com For cheapest and best webhosting http://webhosting.the6mgroup.com -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

