On Sep 22, 2007, at 8:45 AM, Todd Benson wrote: > Also--after you have installed your necessary libraries--remember that > your mysql server needs to be running. I've, myself, tried to > troubleshoot DB library things into the ground when the server just > didn't start. It seems simple and stupid, but it happens to the best. > > Todd > Yes! This is a common problem for all of us. It doesn't happen often, so we don't see it or expect it. But, when the mysql server application is stopped, you will get failure.