Karsten, This is similar to the problems I had upgrading from v3.7.0 to 3.8.1 (see this thread [Typo3] Upgrade 3.7 -> 3.8.1 - issue upgrading static templates). Dimitry explained why...downgrading to mysql 3.23.x solved it for me. btw I'm using php 4.4.0. Nige