Re: installing mysql

> I want to install and use mysql on my Linux (web) server,
> so I can use mysql together with PHP.
>
> On my cdrom I find these rpm's:
>
> mysql-3.23.36-1.i386.rpm                4.054 KB
> mysql-devel-3.23.36-1.i386.rpm        433 KB
> mysql-server-3.23.36-1.i386.rpm        911 KB
> mysqlclient9-3.23.22-4.i386.rpm        114 KB
>
> Which og these shall I install ?

After you turn off html formatting of your email, at least when sending
to a mailing list, you should install:

mysql (required by all the rest)
mysql-server (to host databases on your server)
mysql-client (to access mysql databases)

The *-devel packages are generally only needed if you re-compile things.
It doesn't hurt to install them, though, except for taking up disk
space.

Jim