thanks but I already have a bash version that logs to local filesystem (then hacks the log into insert statements).
what I'm working on is something to log to another MySQL DB (outside replication environment) to which I point (f)cgi (, etc.) I think I've answered my own ?: it seems DBI will parse out a show just like if it were a select so I'm going the perl daemon route. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]