Hi; I'm a pre-user of LAS, and am in the midst of installing it. Our system doesn't have MySQL yet, so I'm installing that also. The MySQL installation instructions are pretty daunting, with mention of servers, clients, enabling ports and passwords. Most of it seems irrelevant if LAS is the only user of MySQL. Then there are security issues. The LAS page links to a page that discusses those, but assumes the reader already knows a lot about MySQL, which I don't. Has anyone worked out a minimal installation of MySQL that enables just what LAS needs? Is there a How-To? Thanks in advance, Liz ********************* Elizabeth L. Dobbins Research Scientist JISAO/PMEL phone: (206) 526-4581 "Various forms of jiggery-pokery were used to suit horses to courses." -- Michael Burleigh