On Thu, 2009-11-05 at 12:34 -0400, Victor Subervi wrote: > service mysqld start > mysqld: unrecognized service > vi /etc/init.d/mysqld > Opens new file. > Furthermore, the following commands tell me there's no package > available: > yum install proftp > yum install vsftp > yum install pureftpd > Please advise. ---- You need to install mysql server software but rather than tell you what to install, I will tell you how to find what you need to install... yum search mysql somewhere in the ouput of that command, there will be the server software that you need to install. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.