[Phpwiki-talk] Does the INSTALL.mysql file tell all?

[Marjorie R. <mro...@ma...>]

Hello,

I spent a gazillion hours, as a frustrated sort-of newbie, unable to create the mysql database. 

Seems to me that the directions should add "CREATE" permissions along with the select, insert, update, and delete that are provided in the INSTALL.mysql.

Am I right about that?

Even when I tried to update my username with these permissions, my grant statement didn't work (for hours, and hours of trying every which possibility.) I think I might've gotten it, though I finally ended up with the lovely username "testnew."

I have a lot of questions, etc, but this is just an ode to how hard it is not be an expert in something. Things that are completely trivial to an expert can take hours and hours, or days, or weeks, for a newbie...

Ah well, we shall see. I do aim for a sense of mastery in linux, apache, mysql, and php, but only time will tell....

The neighbor says that everything2 is cooler than phpwiki, by the way. Any thoughts on that? This somehow seemed more manageable to me (notwithstanding the last 7 hours!).

What is the real benefit of moving the phpwiki to mysql, anyhow? Will it be faster than the default DBM system? 

Best Regards,

Margie-near-midnight, and smart enough to know that I should wait until a different day to try to actually upgrade my wiki, for fear of losing it all. 

Note: Steve, thanks VERY MUCH for your helpful reply before I found this listserv.