/var/lib/mysql is the standard loation for the data_file_path, the
data directory. change it in my.cnf.
var/log is the default location for log files, also changeable in the
config file.
Walter
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I am trying to install mysql in a non-standard directory - specifically
/app/mysql
Subsequently, I ran the following configure command:
./configure --prefix=/app/mysql --with-plugins=innobase,myisam
There were no problems with the compile, but mysql failed to start.
Furthermore, the following ou
