Text type.

Somebody can tell me if the Text type is MySQL-specific or standard SQL?. Thanks a lot. - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive)

Adding a new user.

Can somebody tell me how can I add a new user to a database?. Now, I connect always as an anonymous user. (Sorry if the question is too simple, but I don't find an adduser command or something similar). Thanks a lot. - Before

Updating frequency.

I have a Java program accesing MySql using JDBC. In that program, I update very frequently the database. However, I'd like to know if there is some way to check the real update frequency in the MySQL database. Is there some application or mechanism to know that?. Thanks a lot. ---