WS3 mysql dependencies ?

[Michael Gale]

Hello,

We currently have a WS3 server with has mysql 3.23 installed via rpm. I
want to upgrade the mysql to 4.0.24 (latest 4.0 binary).

I was just going to uninstall the rpm for mysql 3.23 and then install
the new binary in /usr/local but I see that mysql 3.23 has the following
dependencies:

rpm -e --test mysql-3.23.58-1
error: Failed dependencies:
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by (installed)
mod_auth_mysql-20030510-1.ent
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by (installed) perl-DBD-
MySQL-2.1021-3
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by (installed) php-
mysql-4.3.2-8.ent
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by (installed) libdbi-dbd-
mysql-0.6.5-5
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by (installed) MySQL-
python-0.9.1-6
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by (installed) qt-MySQL-3.1.2-13
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by (installed) MyODBC-2.50.39-12
        mysql = 3.23.58 is needed by (installed) mysql-bench-3.23.58-1
        mysql = 3.23.58 is needed by (installed) mysql-devel-3.23.58-1
        mysql is needed by (installed) MySQL-python-0.9.1-6

All the dependencies are part of apps we are not currently using except
for PHP. We need PHP and we need it with mysql access. Am I correct in
assuming that if I remove the dependence "php-mysql-4.3.2-8.ent" that
PHP will not longer have mysql access ?

Sorry ... I am new to RH ... not up to speed on the RPM thing yet.

Thanks.

Michael.
(Still like slackware better)