That wasn't the issue. The issue is that the server won't start after I changed to matador.
(mysql.server is just a convenient script to start or stop mysql; it reads datadir, among other things, from my.cnf). > On 12 Feb2015, at 6:48 PM, Bradley Giesbrecht <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not familiar with mysql.server but using the mysql56-server port to > start and stop mysqld works as expected: > > sudo port install mysql56-server > sudo port load mysql56-server > /opt/local/lib/mysql56/bin/mysql -S /opt/local/var/run/mysql56/mysqld.sock > -uroot -p -e 'show variables like "datadir";' > # Enter password: > # +---------------+----------------------------+ > # | Variable_name | Value | > # +---------------+----------------------------+ > # | datadir | /opt/local/var/db/mysql56/ | > # +---------------+----------------------------+ > # sudo port unload mysql56-server > sudo mv /opt/local/var/db/mysql56 /Users/brad/ > sudo mv /opt/local/etc/mysql56/my{,-orig}.cnf > sudo sh -c 'cat > /opt/local/etc/mysql56/my.cnf' << EOF > [mysqld] > datadir = /Users/brad/mysql56 > EOF > sudo port load mysql56-server > /opt/local/lib/mysql56/bin/mysql -S /opt/local/var/run/mysql56/mysqld.sock > -uroot -p -e 'show variables like "datadir";' > # Enter password: > # +---------------+----------------------+ > # | Variable_name | Value | > # +---------------+----------------------+ > # | datadir | /Users/brad/mysql56/ | > # +---------------+----------------------+ > # sudo port unload mysql56-server > sudo mv /opt/local/etc/mysql56/my{-orig,}.cnf > sudo mv /Users/brad/mysql56 /opt/local/var/db/ > > > > Regards, > Bradley Giesbrecht (pixilla) > > > > On Feb 12, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> CORRECTION: The command I use to start the mysql server is indeed the one >> for the Macports version, namely: >> >> sudo /opt/local/share/mysql56/support-files/mysql.server start >> >> (Sorry for the typo.) >> >>> On 12 Feb2015, at 5:05 PM, Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> After upgrading from OS X Mavericks to Yosemite, I did the standard >>> procedure for migrating macports. But I found that the mysql server would >>> not start. So I uninstalled mysql56 completely and installed anew. Worked >>> just fine. >>> >>> But, I want my datadir to be someplace else from the default, so I edited >>> my.cnf as shown below, then did an _exact_ copy (* preserving permissions >>> *) of /opt/local/var/db/mysql56 to new location ~/Databases/mysql/data, >>> i.e., >>> /Volumes/MacHD/Users/thisuser/Databases/mysql/data. >>> >>> When I execute >>> >>> sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start >>> >>> now I get the dreaded message >>> >>> Starting MySQL >>> . ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file >>> (/Volumes/MacHD/Users/thisuser/Databases/mysql/data/MyMachineName.local.pid). >>> >>> In MyMachineName.local.err, I see the following: >>> >>> ===== extract from [MyMachineName].local.err ====== >>> >>> 150212 16:53:28 mysqld_safe mysqld from pid file >>> /Volumes/MacHD/Users/thisuser/Databases/mysql/data/MyMachineName.local.pid >>> ended >>> 150212 16:59:05 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from >>> /Volumes/MacHD/Users/thisuser/Databases/mysql/data >>> 2015-02-12 16:59:05 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is >>> deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option (see >>> documentation for more details). >>> 2015-02-12 16:59:05 82301 [Warning] Setting lower_case_table_names=2 >>> because file system for /Volumes/MacHD/Users/thisuser/Databases/mysql/data/ >>> is case insensitive >>> 150212 16:59:06 mysqld_safe mysqld from pid file >>> /Volumes/MacHD/Users/thisuser/Databases/mysql/data/MyMachineName.local.pid >>> ended >>> >>> ==== end extract ======= >>> >>> So the mysql server does seem to be using the datadir I specified. And the >>> ownership on this datadir are the same (_mysql:_mysql) as on >>> /opt/local/var/db/mysql56. >>> >>> What's wrong? >>> >>> Below is my /opt/local/etc/mysql56/my.cnf. >>> >>> >>> ========== begin file my.cnf =========== >>> >>> # Use default MacPorts settings >>> !include /opt/local/etc/mysql56/macports-default.cnf >>> >>> [mysqld] >>> datadir = /Volumes/MacHD/Users/thisuser/Databases/mysql/data >>> port = 3306 >>> socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql56/mysqld.sock >>> >>> sql_mode=NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES >>> >>> [client] >>> socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql56/mysqld.sock >>> >>> ============ end file ============= >>> --- >>> Murray Eisenberg [email protected] >>> 503 King Farm Blvd #101 Home (240)-246-7240 >>> Rockville, MD 20850-6667 Mobile (413)-427-5334 > --- Murray Eisenberg [email protected] 503 King Farm Blvd #101 Home (240)-246-7240 Rockville, MD 20850-6667 Mobile (413)-427-5334 _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
