this isnt about experianced admin this is about directadmin , i can install mysql like i have on my other colo servers no problem, wether its going to work with directadmin is another thing.What i need to know is how to remove the directadmin mysql and any scripts that need to be removed/linked? . I have to say i dont undertstand why directadmin didnt build the freebsd version from the ports, would have made like so much easier to upgrade/maintain.