mysql client only for 5.0 alpha?

[mahanare]

Hi, is there any thing like remote connection in mysql.

like as we have in oracle..

from one machine as a client can i access mysql server on other machine. if yes..
where can i get client only installer?
or do i need to install fulll?

i wanna do this with mysql 5.0 alpha..

any help?

:(
thnx

[khp]

Yes, when connecting to a mysql database you do it through a tcp/ip port, it makes no difference if it's on the local machine or on a remote machine.

As for client connectors there are a number of options, MySQL ControlCenter, java, c++ and odbc connectors, and of course the mysql command line interface. All of which you can get at www.mysql.com

If you want to use the command line interface to access the server, I suspect that you have to do a full install on the client, as well as the server.