This was a book review on slashdot just today:

/'Build Your Own Database Driven Website using PHP & MySQL'/
http://books.slashdot.org/books/03/04/02/0021221.shtml?tid=169&tid=156

HTH,
Jim

Chris Wagner wrote:

> I was wondering if you all could make a suggestion or point me to a 
> reference to help me out here.
>
> I realize that mySQL site probably has some information, but I wasn't 
> sure if it had some this simple.
>
> I have installed mySQL on a Win2K box (yeah, I know - yuck) and the 
> default install seemed to install it as a "password-less" version.
>
> I'm having difficulty setting up the database via MyODBC and getting 
> the DSN to work right.
>
> Is there a good reference you all use for any of this from the Linux 
> platform that I might look at to modify for use on this box?
>
> I know very little about ODBC other than the fact that setting up a 
> DSN will allow other 'puters to grab data from it.
>
> Any suggestions on where I can find some good documentation?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
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