mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.77, for redhat-linux-gnu (i686) using readline 5.1 I need to work on MySQL about once every six months, so it's always an exciting re-learning experience [root@server ~]# ...

I installed PHP/Apache/MySQL recently and everything seems to be working well. How do I set my root password. To access my db I use <P>@mysql_connect("localhost", "database", "");<P>It works. I run ...

Adding the & at the end runs the command in the background, allowing you to use the terminal for the next steps. Connect to the MySQL server as the root user.

There is a trivially exploitable vulnerability in MySQL that enables an attacker to gain root access to the database server. The bug, which recently was patched ...