Re: MySQL - Creating The Database

He'll Be Back, they all come back Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Teagle" <jason@teagster.co.uk> To: "PHP Mailing List" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] MySQL - Creating The Database > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Freeman" <dfreeman@outbackqld.net.au> > To: "'Jason Teagle'" <jason@teagster.co.uk>; "'PHP Mailing > List'" > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 1:58 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP] MySQL - Creating The Database > > How very sad. It's not new - I've seen things like this on many lists and > newsgroups. Apparently it is easier for people to be sarcastic and give a > flippant RTFM response than to actually help people. The only list I've ever > seen that actually treated newcomers with a bit of respect in most cases is > WinDev. > > Here's an example of what a good answer would have been: > > "MySQL databases aren't single files like other types. They're like > directories with files as tables. > PHP itself can create a database, take a look at mysql_connect(), > mysql_query() and the CREATE DATABASE SQL action." > > See? It gives the answer, involves no sarcasm or mockery, and above all, > actually HELPS the OP. > > But no... being a smart-ass is easier, right? > > The trouble with wise guys like these is that they assume: > > 1) That the OP has not bothered to try to find the answer. > We're not all geniuses, we can't all think laterally all the time, we can't > all come up with the right way of finding the answer. For the record, I > _did_ look online using Google and _did_ look around the PHP manual, but was > unlucky enough not to end up on the route that shows mysql_create_db(). My > misfortune. > > 2) That the OP already knows the answer. > Coming from a number of other programming languages where it is not possible > to create a database programmatically, it is natural to assume that the same > might be true of PHP. Had I known that PHP could create it from scratch, I > would not have needed to deal with this pathetic situation. But I didn't > know, so I stupidly thought that I might get some help from a list > pretending to help people trying to program in PHP. > > Obviously, I was wrong. Also my misfortune. > > Don't bother responding, I have left the list. Plenty of places where people > are actually willing to help. > > -------------------------------------------- > _ _ > o o Jason Teagle > < jason@teagster.co.uk > v > -------------------------------------------- > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >