My host has an old version of Mysql

Why can't they update it as everyone?

[tomda]

Hi,

Just found out yesterday that my host is having an very old version of MySql - MySQL version 3.23
I found out by using a UNION statement in my query. As you may be aware, UNION statement is only valid for version 4+.

Hey! I have got version 4.1.9 at home!
Why can't they update MySql like everyone?
Should I move to another host or be patient?

Thank U

[txbakers]

it's certainly worth the cost of a phone call before you look to switch. Maybe no one has asked them to upgrade.

[R e b r a n d t]

Sometimes hosting companies have alternative database servers to offer when different dbms version is required. So you should contact the support and see if they can offer a different server or maybe upgrade the existing one.