--- loncom/lonsql	2004/06/08 22:09:44	1.62
+++ loncom/lonsql	2004/08/20 16:42:41	1.64
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lonsql - LON TCP-MySQL-Server Daemon for handling database requests.
 #
-# $Id: lonsql,v 1.62 2004/06/08 22:09:44 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonsql,v 1.64 2004/08/20 16:42:41 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -206,6 +206,23 @@ my $run =0;              # running count
 my $perlvarref=LONCAPA::Configuration::read_conf('loncapa.conf');
 my %perlvar=%{$perlvarref};
 #
+# Write the /home/www/.my.cnf file 
+my $conf_file = '/home/www/.my.cnf';
+if (! -e $conf_file) {
+    if (open MYCNF, ">$conf_file") {
+        print MYCNF <<"ENDMYCNF";
+[client]
+user=www
+password=$perlvar{'lonSqlAccess'}
+ENDMYCNF
+        close MYCNF;
+    } else {
+        warn "Unable to write $conf_file, continuing";
+    }
+}
+
+
+#
 # Make sure that database can be accessed
 #
 my $dbh;
@@ -424,6 +441,20 @@ sub make_new_child {
                 if ($locresult) {
                     $result .= &escape(join(':',map{$_.'='.$replies{$_}} keys %replies));
                 }
+            } elsif ($query eq 'prepare activity log') {
+                my ($cid,$domain) = map {&unescape($_);} ($arg1,$arg2);
+                &logthis('preparing activity log tables for '.$cid);
+                my $command = 
+                    qq{$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/parse_activity_log.pl -course=$cid -domain=$domain};
+                system($command);
+                &logthis($command);
+                my $returnvalue = $?>>8;
+                if ($returnvalue) {
+                    $result = 'error: parse_activity_log.pl returned '.
+                        $returnvalue;
+                } else {
+                    $result = 'success';
+                }
             } else {
                 # Do an sql query
                 $result = &do_sql_query($query,$arg1,$arg2);
@@ -478,6 +509,7 @@ sub process_file {
 
 sub do_sql_query {
     my ($query,$custom,$customshow) = @_;
+    &logthis('doing query '.$query);
     $custom     = &unescape($custom);
     $customshow = &unescape($customshow);
     #