Ok, next question. I recall creating a root password for MySQL after installing it but these instructions say to not log in as root. So, as far as I know I’ve not yet created any MySQL users/passwords. I’m assuming I need to do this first…? Sorry for the noob questions but this is a giant experiment to see how easy (or not) this is for someone of extensive Windows experience and beginner-level Linux experience (i.e. Me) so we can tell our librarians across the state how “easy” it is to install. --------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Sauers, Technology Innovation Librarian Nebraska Library Commission The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Suite 120 Lincoln, NE 68508-2023 402-471-2045 800-307-2665 (NE only) Fax: 402-471-2083 msauers@nlc.state.ne.us http://nlc.state.ne.us/ http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/ --------------------------------------------------------------- From: Matt Burkhardt [mailto:mlb@imparisystems.com] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:44 PM To: Michael Sauers Subject: Re: [Koha] MySQL problem Hey Michael, It just means to run some commands within the mysql shell. There are several different ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest is to get to the command line - just open a terminal window (in Linux) or a DOS command window (in Windows) and type: mysql -u username -p and it should ask you for the mysql password associated with the username. Enter that, and it will say mysql> just enter that line show variables where variable_name LIKE "character_set%" OR variable_name LIKE "collation%"; and you'll get the list. On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 13:38 -0500, Michael Sauers wrote: Ok, next question RE: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=encodingscratchpad MySQL – Server Configuration – I’ve added the four lines listed to the my.cnf file. It now says to “connect to mysql ad the (non-root) user and type:” I have no idea how to do this. --------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Sauers, Technology Innovation Librarian Nebraska Library Commission The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Suite 120 Lincoln, NE 68508-2023 402-471-2045 800-307-2665 (NE only) Fax: 402-471-2083 msauers@nlc.state.ne.us http://nlc.state.ne.us/ http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/ --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha Matt Burkhardt, MSTM President Impari Systems, Inc. 401 Rosemont Avenue Frederick, MD 21701 mlb@imparisystems.com www.imparisystems.com (301) 644-3911