If you look at http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=56243 you will see how to upgrade MySQL to the latest and the greatest. There is a package called shared-compat that installs the needed client libraries. MySQL AB have also taken the effort to provide all the needed rpms so its just a question of grabbing them. This is one of those occasions where :- - An faq entry would help (In fedorafaq.org/fedoraguide.org or the many other docs sites. <sarcasm>Assuming they get their act together.</sarcasm>) - It would be quicker to search the archives and fedoraforum.org before starting a new post. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Core - The power of Open Source Now! Please search the archives and http://fedoraforum.org as the question is likely to have been asked before. RH9 -> FC3 -> FC6 (Jan 2007) Catch me at http://members.lycos.co.uk/bubudiu/ Ah the beauty of it all! Cheers Captain Bubudiu ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com