The command to start on your system seems
to be:
/usr/share/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld &
The _BEST_ place for information is to download the docs file for MySQL, and go through the setup/test step by step.
I got everything compiled in 20 minutes, but it took me 8 to 12 hours to figure out all the set up and tests.
Once I did, it's been running flawlessly.
You need to make sure you put the files in the right places, if you changed the default locations your paths will be different.
You also need to go in as root to set everything up, and get it working. Once it's working, and you set up another user, you can then access the database -- but you should not be able to get to the data files.
If you didn't install the program as root, that might be the problem.
I don't know for sure, I only installed it once... but those are the steps I followed, and I was learning Unix (Solaris) as I installed this, so I only a 2-3 month Unix experience at that time, so I wasn't drawing on any past experiences.
There are special notes in the docs for each OS, you need to read them, it might have been something very simple. I'm used to that, because the Solaris libs are different from "generic" Unix in many aspects
[This message has been edited by pugdog (edited December 29, 1999).]
to be:
/usr/share/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld &
The _BEST_ place for information is to download the docs file for MySQL, and go through the setup/test step by step.
I got everything compiled in 20 minutes, but it took me 8 to 12 hours to figure out all the set up and tests.
Once I did, it's been running flawlessly.
You need to make sure you put the files in the right places, if you changed the default locations your paths will be different.
You also need to go in as root to set everything up, and get it working. Once it's working, and you set up another user, you can then access the database -- but you should not be able to get to the data files.
If you didn't install the program as root, that might be the problem.
I don't know for sure, I only installed it once... but those are the steps I followed, and I was learning Unix (Solaris) as I installed this, so I only a 2-3 month Unix experience at that time, so I wasn't drawing on any past experiences.
There are special notes in the docs for each OS, you need to read them, it might have been something very simple. I'm used to that, because the Solaris libs are different from "generic" Unix in many aspects
[This message has been edited by pugdog (edited December 29, 1999).]
