[ale] mySQL from scratch

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I made the change that you suggested, and still got the same error:

[root at computer root]# mysql -u root
ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 
'/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)


On Friday 20 September 2002 10:07, you wrote:
After the you set PATH in /etc/profile, add a line below it that says
"export $PATH"

On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 02:36, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> ale, 09-20-02 0229
> I am having a hard time "starting" mySQL. I went through the following 
> process;
> MYSQL
> rpm -e mysql (kill each dependency first)
> groupadd mysql
> useradd -g mysql mysql
> cd /usr/local
> ln -s /usr/local/mysql-max-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686 mysql
> tar xvzf mysql-max-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar.gz
> cd mysql-max-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686
> vim /etc/profile 
>  add at the end -> PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin
> vim /etc/ld.so.conf 
>  add "/usr/local/mysql/lib"
> ldconfig
>          ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql ERROR says binary 
installation
>          make                                  "   "
>          make install                          "   " 
> scripts/mysql_install_db
> chown -R root  /usr/local/mysql
> mkdir var
> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/var
> chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql
> cp support-files/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf
> vim /etc/my.cnf  
>  remove "#" before InnoDB lines
> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &
> 
> >>>>>>>>I get these errors:
> 
> [root at computer mysql-max-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686]# 
> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &
> [1] 1994
> [root at computer mysql-max-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686]# Starting mysqld daemon 
> with databases from /usr/local/mysql-max-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data
> 020920 02:29:20  mysqld ended
> 
> [root at computer mysql-max-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686]# mysql -u root
> bash: mysql: command not found
> 
> >>>>>>>>>I try to start it from the directory.
> [root at computer bin]# ./mysql -u root
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 
> '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111)
> -- 
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
> Drew Brown
> http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
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