Hi all. I've downloaded mysql-max-3.23.53a-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar from www.mysql.com and tried to install it on a linux box.
I followed the steps provided at http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Installing_binary.html shell> groupadd mysql (Not really, I have a mysql group) shell> useradd -g mysql mysql (Not really, I have a mysql user) shell> cd /usr/local shell> gunzip < /path/to/mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz | tar xvf - shell> ln -s full-path-to-mysql-VERSION-OS mysql shell> cd mysql shell> scripts/mysql_install_db shell> chown -R root . shell> chown -R mysql data shell> chgrp -R mysql . shell> bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & When I execute bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & prototipo mysql # bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & [1] 948 prototipo mysql # Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data 021120 12:49:15 mysqld ended If I look at mysql log: 021120 11:51:26 mysqld started 021120 11:51:26 Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission denied 021120 11:51:26 Do you already have another mysqld server running on socket: /tmp/mysql.sock ? 021120 11:51:26 Aborting 021120 11:51:26 /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete Also after copying a my.cnf configuration file from support-files to /etc/my.cnf and mysql.server to /etc/init.d/ if I execute /etc/init.d/mysql.server start I also get an error for variable @HOSTNAME and print-defaults: prototipo mysql # /etc/init.d/mysql.server start /etc/init.d/mysql.server: @HOSTNAME@: command not found prototipo mysql # Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data 021120 12:52:05 mysqld ended Iago Sineiro. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
