If you compiled the MySQL source to /usr/local/mysql, type
/usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql-server start
Then type
mysqladmin -u root password yourpassword
Then type
mysql -u root -p
Hope this helps
>From: "abhishek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Re: [LIH] can't connect to MySQL Server
>Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:38:06 +0530
>
>it seems that mysql server is not up. Verify whether file
>'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists or not. If not create it and then
>try to start mysql daemon by "/etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql start"
>
>
>
> >-------- ORIGINAL MESSAGE BELOW --------
> >This is not an installation problemo it seems.
> >
> >>From the error it seems that the mysql client is not able to connect to
> >the mysql server using the file socket. Another way is to use TCPIP to
> >connect using the host and port options. But what I think is that the
> >mysql server on the machine is not up.
> >
> >Check if mysql server daemon is starting up properly. Look in
> >/var/log/messages
> >
> >VaibhaV
> >
> >On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Prashanth Venkatesh wrote:
> >
> >> where have u installed MySQL?
> >>
> >> try giving this:
> >>
> >> mysqladmin -u root password <pwd>
> >>
> >> then try giving
> >> /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql start
> >>
> >> type in the prompt
> >>
> >> mysql -p
> >>
> >> bye,
> >> Prashanth
> >> --- Rakesh Ambati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > hi,
> >> > whenever I try to connect to MySQl Server on my
> >> > local
> >> > machine I get following error.
> >> >
> >> > Can't connect to MySQl Server throught socket
> >> > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock'
> >> >
> >> > please help me solve this problem.
> >> >
> >> > TIA
> >> >
> >> > -Rakesh
> >> >
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