"Tatti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Edit the `bin/mysqlaccess' script at approximately line 18. Search for a
> line that looks like this:
> $MYSQL = '/usr/local/bin/mysql'; # path to mysql executable "
>
> Guess what? Ther is no such line in my mysqlaccess.conf
The file it's referring to isn't myslaccess.conf. It's 'mysqlaccess' in the
source code's 'scripts' directory.
> For some strange reason following the manual step by step doesn't work.
> Half the commands come back with a "no such command"
How familiar are you with working from the commandline in Linux/Unix?
Without more details it's hard to say what the problem is, but if the
program you're trying to access isn't in your PATH then you need to either
call it using its full path or be in the directory containing the program
and call it like this: ./program.
> As far as I know the machine I'm installing on is running
> RedHat(I think) and apache.
To get better help from the list please find out what your operating system
is (name and version).
> I have full rights to my account and can do what I want in it.
Are you the root user of the server? If you don't have root user privileges
you may not be able to install MySQL.
> [stage1@butler .www]$ chown -R root mysql
> chown: mysql: Operation not permitted
You are logged in as user 'stage1'. To change the ownsership of the mysql
directory to 'root' you have to be logged in as the user 'root'. Also, it's
a better idea to install MySQL to run as a non-privileged user (like
'mysql', which you may have to create) than 'root' for security reasons, in
which case you'd be doing a 'chown -R mysql mysql' in that step. If you're
not able to login as the user root, I suggest contacting the system
administrator of the server to see if there's a MySQL install available to
you or if MySQL can be installed for you to use. I don't think you'll be
able to install MySQL otherwise.
--
Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/
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