On Sat, 2004-06-19 at 01:12, Paul Duffy wrote: > This would be due to MySQL now using the LGPL which makes it incompatible for > distribution with a GPL distribution like Fedora. There is, I believe, now an > exception clause specifically for PHP/MySQL but you'll have to get it from > http://www.php.net/ That only applies to MySQL 4. MySQL 3 is distributed with both FC1 and FC2. The OP said he could connect to mysql from the command line ... Best, Darren -- ===================================================================== D. D. Brierton darren@xxxxxxxxxxx www.dzr-web.com Trying is the first step towards failure (Homer Simpson) =====================================================================