Windows XP phpMyAdmin 2.7.0-rc1 MySQL 5.0.16-nt running on localhost as root@localhost The DELIMITER statement works in the command line, but not in phpmyadmin (see error below) mysqlDELIMITER // mysqluse mysql // Database changed mysql> PHPmyadmin DELIMITER // Error There seems to be an error in your SQL query. The MySQL server error output below, if there is any, may also help you in diagnosing the problem ERRR: Unknown Punctuation String @ 11 STR: // SQL: delimiter // SQL query: delimiter // MySQL said: #1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'delimiter //' at line 1