Gilbert, You wrote:
> 7) More problems, use 'locate' to delete all (I thought) mysql files; don't > think I really did delete all of them though. ... > I was thinking of updating the 'locate' database, and then searching for all > files that have 'mysql' in them, again. Is this the best way to remove > mysql? NOT a good idea. I think you may have ended up deleting more than you wanted. There was a MySQL file or directory in the PHP distribution, and, I think, in at least one more place, might have been Apache. If you want to use MySQL with PHP, you may need to re-install PHP (and Apache maybe?) as well. Hopefully, I'll have enough time to actually try an install from source tonight, so I can tell you where things went. I mentioned this to you off list, I'll mention it again for people who might search the archives. (Does anyone?) > 2) several weeks go by without use, forget password to mysql > 3) cannot remember password, at all > 4) install mysql over itself, doesn't fix problem When you forget your password, see the manual about the "--skip-grant-tables" option. And don't forget to flush the buffers when you're done. Joel Rees Alps Giken Kansai Systems Develoment Suita, Osaka --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php