Thanks Everett, that's what I was hoping! Arnold On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 1:14 PM, E.J. Zufelt <everett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Good afternoon Arnold, > > If you are using mysql on a server and accessing the data through a > web-application on that server then your users will absolutely not need to > have mysql installed. The only time a user would need mysql installed is if > they needed a copy of the database on their local computer, which is not the > case with what you're doing. > > HTH, > Everett > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arnold Bailey" <arnoldbail@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 2:10 PM > Subject: Re: MySQL being not required client-side? > > > > Hi all, >> >> Evidently there must have been a problem with the mysql server. I connect >> ok >> now with no client authorization problem. Hopefully this means that the >> user >> doesn't require a mysql client software. So, ignore my post. >> >> Arnold >> >> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 7:05 AM, Arnold Bailey <arnoldbail@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >>> >>> This is a newbie mysql question. I created, on the server, a database , >>> table and elements with the myphpadmin program which runs on the server. >>> When I try to connect to the database with my php page, I get a >>> client-side >>> not at the proper level error. I understand, I think, why I have to >>> install >>> a different level of mysql on my pc. The question is that I don't want >>> the >>> page user to be required to have mysql client. I want to use the >>> database, >>> with php, to be used for lookup when I'm creating the page. What would I >>> have to do to make this occur? >>> >>> Arnold >>> >>> >> > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > >