I installed MySQL4.0. No for creating a databse the help says like go
to "mysql>" prompt and then enter some commands. How do I get this
prompt ??

On 2 Apr 2006 10:36:39 -0700, techBoy wrote:
> I installed MySQL4.0. No for creating a databse the help says like go
> to "mysql>" prompt and then enter some commands. How do I get this
> prompt ??

Run the mysql command line client. Instructions for how to do that would
have been included in the installation and setup instructions you read
in order to install it in the first place.

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83. If I'm eating dinner with the hero, put poison in his goblet, then have to
leave the table for any reason, I will order new drinks for both of us
instead of trying to decide whether or not to switch with him.
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techBoy wrote:
> I installed MySQL4.0.

Any reason you installed such an old release of MySQL? Version 4.1 has
been available for 18 months. Version 5.0 has been available for 6 months.

> [Now] for creating a databse the help says like go
> to "mysql>" prompt and then enter some commands. How do I get this
> prompt ??

You might find it helpful to read through the MySQL tutorial, which is
part of its excellent online documentation. It covers using the "mysql"
command-line tool to issue commands to the MySQL server.

Start here:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/tutorial.html

Regards,
Bill K.