[R] Basic questions about RMySQL

Kjetil Brinchmann Halvorsen kjetil at acelerate.com
Fri Mar 18 22:00:47 CET 2005


De la Vega Góngora Jorge wrote:

>Hello,
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>Please forget me if I am asking something that is well documented. I have read documentation but there are points that are not clear for me. I am not expert in R nor Databases, but if someone direct me to a tutorial, I will appreciate it..
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> 1. In my understanding, I can install and use RMySQL withouth having to install MySQL in my PC, to have access to and to create new tables . Is this right? 
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I doubt very mucg if RMySQP will be of any use without having
MySQL installed!

Kjetil


> 2. I have created a c:\my.cnf file to access a database I have, but withouth installing the server, where I can define the user, password and host to establish a connection?
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>Thanks in advance
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