pumping database dump in mysql

Hi, I want to write a script that takes a mysql dump file and pumps it into the database. I got the dump in a variable and then did $res = mysql_query($dumpvariable); but that doesn't work? I know how to do it on the command line, I just want to do it in a php script... thanks for any hints! Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://liga1.com building multiple language/culture websites http://poorbuthappy.editthispage.com online ethnology, up&down