On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 13:50 +0000, Paul Howarth wrote: > Try: > > /sbin/service mysqld start > Looks good. Thanks. I wish that suggestion had been in either the Dummies PHP&MySQL or in the three inches thick Welling and Thomson book. ( [root@sonyc ~]# /sbin/service mysqld start Initializing MySQL database: Installing all prepared tables Fill help tables To start mysqld at boot time you have to copy support-files/mysql.server to the right place for your system PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER ! To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h sonyc.localdomain password 'new-password' See the manual for more instructions. You can start the MySQL daemon with: cd /usr ; /usr/bin/mysqld_safe & You can test the MySQL daemon with the benchmarks in the 'sql-bench' directory: cd sql-bench ; perl run-all-tests Please report any problems with the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script! The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at http://www.mysql.com Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at https://order.mysql.com [ OK ] Starting MySQL: [ OK ] [root@sonyc ~]# EB > Paul. >
