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From: Brent Harding <bharding@doorpi.net>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: mysql
Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 16:47:15 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20030517164715.018ae100@mail.doorpi.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0305171301050.786@jude.gmpexpress.net>

Is there a way to use ms access on linux? Can mysql server be connected to
by access? 
At 01:20 PM 5/17/03 -0400, you wrote:
>does everybody on this list that wants to run mysql have it up and going
>yet?  If not and your distribution came with it installed it may be
>because the package is incomplete or broken.  To get around that, first
>remove the package and go and get the rpm binaries from www.mysql.com.
>Install all of the rpm's then as root type mysqladmin --version and also
>type mysqladmin --help | less and take note of the variable settings in
>the last part of the display.  If you don't get a version and a help
>display of a few screens something didn't work right on install.
>Otherwise, type mysqladmin password <new_password> and that sets an access
>password for mysql.  Next, try mysql -p <cr> and see if you get prompted
>for a password, if yes key in that password you selected.  You should if
>all worked well get the mysql monitor up.  If that happens and you're left
>at an <mysql> prompt, you're functional.  You'll probably need to do rpm
>-ivh *.rpm --nodeps <cr> to install all of the rpm's.  If you can, also
>pick up manual-split.tar.gz from the mysql page since that's got a version
>of the mysql manual split into files you can read with a web browser out
>of the box and maybe other utilities too.  at the <mysql> prompt if you
>type connect mysql; you've just hooked up with where mysql stores all of
>its information for all other databases and tables in the system.  If you
>got to that point, you want to read the tutorial web page in the manual
>subdirectory and work along with it.  After that, welcome to mysql!
>
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 mysql jude dashiell
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   ` mysql jude dashiell

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