Hello.
> If it is possible to do a local install as a non privileged user, can > someone please point me in the right direction, to a guide or > something? Yes it is possible. Here is a part of my configuration file. [client] port = 3718 socket = /home/gleb/mysqls/tmp/mysql.sock.gleb.a [mysqld] log_warnings=1 set-variable=user=gleb default_character_set=utf8 port = 3718 socket = /home/gleb/mysqls/tmp/mysql.sock.gleb.a skip-locking pid-file = /home/gleb/mysqls/tmp/mysql.pid.gleb.a log = /home/gleb/mysqls/logs/mysql.log.a log-bin = /home/gleb/mysqls/logs/mysql.log-bin.a log-update = /home/gleb/mysqls/logs/mysql.log-update.a log-error = /home/gleb/mysqls/logs/mysql.log-error.a log-isam = /home/gleb/mysqls/logs/mysql.log-isam.a datadir =/home/gleb/mysqls/mysql-debug-4.1.9-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data key_buffer = 16K max_allowed_packet = 1M table_cache = 4 sort_buffer_size = 64K read_buffer_size = 256K read_rnd_buffer_size = 256K net_buffer_length = 2K thread_stack = 64K wait_timeout=1000 interactive_timeout=50 server-id = 1 innodb_data_home_dir=/home/gleb/mysqls/mysql-debug-4.1.9-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:10M:autoextend innodb_log_group_home_dir =/home/gleb/mysqls/mysql-debug-4.1.9-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data innodb_log_arch_dir =/home/gleb/mysqls/mysql-debug-4.1.9-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data innodb_buffer_pool_size = 16M innodb_additional_mem_pool_size = 2M innodb_log_file_size = 5M innodb_log_buffer_size = 8M innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 1 innodb_lock_wait_timeout = 50 j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. Before asking my question I would like to state that I have looked > through the installation documentation, and have also successfully > performed MySQL installations on WindowsXP (along with Apache and > PHP), as well as on Linux machines that I have administrative (root) > access on. However, I am having problems installing MySQL on a Linux > machine as a non root user. My question is: is it possible? I don't > see why it wouldn't be, but after fighting with setting the correct > paths in mysql.server, and making sure ~/.my.cnf looked right, I am > having doubts. Rather than list every error I ran into, I will simply > state that I had problems setting up the proper paths (such as not > being able to alter /var/run/mysql/mysql.pid, which obviously cannot > be done while not root). > > If it is possible to do a local install as a non privileged user, can > someone please point me in the right direction, to a guide or > something? Or, simply state which config files need to be edited > (~/.my.cnf, mysql.server, etc) and I will work from there. Google > hasn't helped much/I am not using the right search terms. Thank you. > > Also - if it helps, I am trying to install both the client and the > server so I can access the MySQL database via Apache/PHP. The client > should already be set to go, it is getting the server up and running > that I am having problems with. Thanks again. > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
