Issuing the update command has applied the password to the two ‘[mymachinename].local’ accounts. Was this really the intended effect?
At present, I’m just testing and not allowing any connections to my machine. When I do, I’d like to be sure I haven’t left myself exposed 😉

[WM: Correct. Just the .local accounts… and it’s only necessary if you’re running Asterisk@Home 1.x. versions. The newer versions already have passwords.]

Does the example you gave to us work for all versions of mysql?

[WM: Our tutorials assume you’re using a stock MacOS X. Once you install a new version of MySQL or PHP or anything else, you’re on your own. Sorry.]

[WM: The significance of the red bar and how to fix it is covered in the tutorial. Also reread the MySQL tutorial. You don’t want to foul up the password scheme we’ve recommended.]

[WM: Reread the uninstall instructions in the body of the article. The correct command to remove the directory and all its contents is included.]

[WM: Sounds like the MySQL database server is not running. Start it up with the command: sudo /library/startupitems/mysql/mysql start. Then try again.]

The hard disk is a slow laptop model(4500 rpm and 5400 rpm I think) and these HD are not really built for quickness and reliability. Depending on the load you will receive on your SQL server, this internal 2 1/2 inch HD should be over-used..

Personaly, I still prefer SCSI drives(parallel and upcoming serials) because it is more than home-level quality drives. Other 3 1/2 inch drives such as SATA should became reliable in the future I guess !?

The problem for actual Mac mini can be solved by adding an external "real drive" to your mac mini. Keep the OS and web server on the internal, then installing the high-demanding parts on the external drive. Unfortunately, right now, the provided firewire port is a 400Mbits and not a 800.

[WM: Each to his or her own, I suppose. Unless you’re planning to run something like eBay out of your home using your Mac mini, I don’t think most users will really be able to tell a difference in the speed of your hard disk. Even at 400 megabits, we’re still talking about 40-50 million characters per second of throughput. That’s a lot of web pages.]

[WM: Yep. Everything is working correctly. There is a guest MySQL account, but the account has no privileges. Without switching to the root user, you are accessing the MySQL server as guest. Of course, if you use PhpMyAdmin, it accesses MySQL as root so you’ll be fine there without switching to root access on your machine.]

i installed mysql on my ibook in the hope of fooling around with it to experiment with php, but my package didn’t come with the system prefence file and i can’t seem to get into it to edit even the admin/guest proviledges, so i want to uninstall and i will try the package out another time, but i can’t seem to find the best way to remove the install. i can’t delete the files from the mysql folder in usr cause they are in use and, being a new switcher, i have no idea how to do a proper uninstall of this program or any other mac program i have if they don’t have an uninstall program.

can you help me out, please email me a response and thanks oh so much
mike

[WM: I’ve updated the body of the article to respond to your questions.]

[WM: I’ve updated the body of the article to respond to your questions.]

I can’t emphasize this strongly enough: DON’T EVEN CONSIDER USING PHP-NUKE. It has more security holes than windows. If you run a Nuke site, it’s guaranteed to get hacked several times a month. Some script kiddies seem to make a career of hacking Nuke sites, since it’s so vulnerable to SQL injection hacks.

I switched MacMegasite from PHP-Nuke to Drupal and it’s been a huge improvement.

[WM: I forgot this step. The way to do this is explained here. But, as is noted below, you can accomplish the same thing without the aggravation by just typing "sudo su" instead. Thanks.]