For those of you who saw this on the Zope-OSX list, this is an update on my first email... I have installed Zope 2.5.1, MySQL 3.23.49, and Z MySQLDA on Macintosh OS X Server 10.1.4. I've created a Z MySQL Database Connection, and I have several dtml pages created that are connecting to the database successfully. (I copied these from someone else who has been running Zope/MySQL for years). The problem: The Z MySQL database connection drops as soon as I close my ssh connection (I'm restarting Zope from the command line remotely), and the only way to get it back is to restart Zope. Zope is already running as a background process, and so is the MySQL daemon and they both work fine independantly. I do not yet have them starting up as OS X services. Can someone point me in the right direction on this? Also, I've never been able to restart Zope from the Control Panel-->Restart button. I have to do it always from the command-line. Any idea what might cause this? -- Chris Africa University of Michigan College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Webmaster/Coordinator, Information Services 734.764.8482