On Mon, 2005-05-09 at 14:00 +1200, motivated wrote: > rpm -qa|grep sql > > returns: > > postgresql-7.4.1-2mdk > perl-mysql-1.22_19-9mdk > libmysql12.4.18-1mdk > postgresql-server -7.4.1-2mdk > > Wating further instruction > > Thanks guys > Regards Kelvyn
Kelvyn You need to ask better questions. What is it you want to do? Find out of mysql is installed? Start mysql so that you can use it? Set up a database, tables, privileges? Write some web software that accesses a Mysql database? Please indicate what you are trying to achieve - it will help people answer you better. In the meantime, the command you were given below is not quite correct because it's case sensitive on the grep. Try: rpm -qa | grep -i mysql The -i ensures the search results case insensitive. This is important because under Mandrake the mysql packages start with MySQL- i.e.: rpm -qa | grep -i mysql on my Mandrake 10.1 box results in: php-mysql-4.3.8-1mdk perl-Mysql-1.22_19-9mdk MySQL-client-4.0.20-3.4.101mdk MySQL-common-4.0.20-3.4.101mdk MySQL-4.0.20-3.4.101mdk libmysql12-4.0.20-3.4.101mdk So, try 'rpm -qa | grep -i mysql' and if mysql isn't installed then type (as root): urpmi mysql mysql-client mysql-common Then to start mysql (again as root): service mysql start
