> MySQL != mysql (the former are from the MySQL developers, doing a > couple of things they shouldn't (old compiler, a custom glibc), the > latter from us. php-mysql requires mysql
from mysql.com: Compiler Advisory: Several of our users have reported random crashes and table corruption with MySQL binaries compiled with gcc 2.96 on the x86 Linux platform. Although we were unable to duplicate the problems ourselves or understand their exact cause, we suspect with a great degree of confidence that the problem was compiler related. Replacing the faulty binary with our binary always eliminated the problem. We recommend that MySQL be compiled with gcc 2.95 if you have to compile your own binary at all. It is also acceptable to compile it with gcc 2.91 - builds with these compilers have been tested extensively. We would suggest, however, that you stay away from gcc 3.0 series until we have had some time to do some more extensive testing. The best solution in terms of stability and performance for most users is to use our binary instead of compiling their own. Please visit http://www.mysql.com/ to obtain an Official MySQL binary. To determine if you should be concerned about this compiler issue, execute gcc -v from the command prompt on your system. If the compiler reports version 2.96, then there is a problem (this is the case, for example on RH 7.x series or Mandrake 8.x). In this case, you should not try to compile your own binary before downgrading to one of the compilers mentioned above. You should also NOT use the MySQL server provided with your distribution -- as this copy of MySQL was compiled with the same ill-advised compiler version. The recommended solution in this case is to uninstall your distribution's MySQL and replace it with the one of the MySQL binaries from http://www.mysql.com/. _________________________________ daniel a. g. quinn starving programmer we understand that you can't transform people who don't have internal drive and desire to create. but we also know it doesn't work to urge people to think outside the box without giving them the tools to climb out. - laurie dunnavant _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
