my hosting company charges for mysql support...am i outta luck? or...

[spewn]

is there a way around...i'm new to this...just beginning to appreciate perl, but confident i'll learn sql. i would rather not pay so much a month if mysql isn't needed...

my database will require all the functions a regular dbase would, (saving, editing, deleting info). is there another option, aside from scripts in perl to open individual .dat files?

very much appreciated.

- spewn

 

[DumTech]

How much do they charge? You might just want to look around for a host that will offer what you need for less if you want MySQL support.

You can find a hosting package that includes a MySQL db for as low as $10/month if you do some looking...

With MySQL, there's also the option of downloading and installing it to your own machine. That way you could play with it some to see if you really do want it.

 

[spewn]

good lookin' out...what i decided to do was pay the $30 a month, i like hypermart anyway...

i am interested in installing it on my machine first, to familiarize myself with mysql.

is it easy to d/l? how about the interaction? complex?

- spewn

 

[spewn]

part II


I did look at download.com...they have several mysql options...which is the right one? i feel so kindergarten, in that i need to ask everything, but i'm so new to mysql...

i want to download mysql so i can learn the interaction and how to establish and maintain a database...

any help?

- spewn

 

[DumTech]

I'd probably download the MySQL-Max 3.23 binaries from mysql.com. Just pick your OS. I installed MySQL when I installed Red Hat on my system, so I haven't actually dealt with a separate installation.

As for the interaction, it's not too bad. Not that great either. I wound up writing some quick and dirty PHP code to insert and edit the data in my database, though I use the mysql 'console' (or whatever it should be called) for creating and manipulating databases and tables.

phpMyAdmin can make that a bit more user-friendly (and also gives you a friendly interface for entering data). Your host may offer it, in fact, as an interface (mine does).

Still, it's worthwhile to learn some command line stuff like how to use mysqldump, mysqladmin, and how to create db's and tables 'manually.'

Bookmark the site below! It could come in quite handy. I almost always have a page from the MySQL docs open in my browser...

http://www.mysql.com/doc/