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nassau
2005-12-11, 22:55
i have 10.3.9 and use PHP. how can i find out if MySQL is installed and enabled? i know PHP but i have never used MySQL yet (!) :eek:



thanks
:)

Brad
2005-12-11, 23:46
Unless you deliberately installed it yourself, it's not installed. Are you prone to memory loss? ;) MySQL is not included with the standard Mac OS X installation.

If you want to get it yourself, you can grab a copy from MySQL.com's Download page (http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/).

You can follow this page's instructions (http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/) for setting it up.

nassau
2005-12-12, 12:04
thank you brad, always the helpful one!

also, as a beginner, how can i see which version is installed on my server? and if you know - should i install the newest version? is that one generally available on commercial servers at webhosting services? is it better to stick with an older, more widely spread version?

thanks