mouss wrote: > # yum install mysql mysql-server php-mysql > .... > # ls -a /var/lib/mysql > . .. > # rpm -qf /etc/my.cnf > mysql-libs-5.0.54-1.el4.centos > # service mysqld start > Initializing MySQL database: [ OK ] > Starting MySQL: [ OK ] > [root at sushi lib]# ls mysql > ibdata1 ib_logfile0 ib_logfile1 mysql mysql.sock test > > > what I don't see in your setup is mysql-libs. Hi Mouss. It is there: [root at ftp ~]# rpm -qa mysql-libs mysql-libs-5.0.54-1.el4.centos