Ric, That was a HUGE help! Thanks so much. We retrieved the folder with the database info from the students with the non-working phpMyAdmins, and placed it into the same location on a working Uniform Server. Then, opened phpMyAdmin in the working server, and viola!, there was the database in all it's splendor! Exported that as an .sql file, then used that to transfer the database tables to the live web server. By the end of class today, ALL students had working joomla (and wordpress) installations on the live server accounts. Again, thank you! It was very simple to do. Regards, Vicky