php.ini question.....

HI all... At last I got safe-mode turned off (Gott sei dank!). But I'm still having a problem. I can only read Mysql DBs. I can not open a DB to update. All I can see is that there must be something wrong with either the way I complied PHP or the php.ini file. When I complied PHP I used "--with-mysql". Is this enough or do I need a dir name? If a dir name what? Is there any special thing I need in PHP.ini to update mysql? Lastly, how can I make PHP read php.ini without rebooting? BTW I'm using SuSE 8.1 Pro, netscape, and KDE. Thanks, JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ BayerWulf Linux System # 129656 The Recycled Beowulf Project Looking for throw-away or obsolete computers and parts to recycle into a Linux super computer