Hello. Make several checks that should help. Be sure that no instances of MySQL are running on your computer and check if 5.0.18 starts successfully. Specify another location of the socket file. Temporary disable SELinux. See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/starting-server.html
Nathan Gross wrote: > Yesterday I installed the XAMPP (used to be called LAMP) stack, which > includes mysql 5.0.18, on a Fedora Core 4 system. This seems like the > quickest way of getting version 5 running WITHOUT clashing at all with > my current install. > Everything went 100% smooth, and I was able to copy my 4.x myisam > based schemas over to the new directory (/opt/lampp/var/mysql), browse > the data with mysql's gui clients as well as with the phpMysql > console. (I do NOT bring both up simultaneously, and have disabled the > autostart for the old one.) > I changed the own and grp on the /opt/lampp directroy structure, with > the owner now being mysql with full rights. > I do not know at which point this happened but I can't bring up the > thing any longer. This is what I get: > 060124 14:15:44 mysqld started > 060124 14:15:44 [ERROR] Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: > Permission denied > 060124 14:15:44 [ERROR] Do you already have another mysqld server > running on socket: /opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql.sock ? > 060124 14:15:44 [ERROR] Aborting > > 060124 14:15:44 [Note] /opt/lampp/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete > > 060124 14:15:44 mysqld ended > > Your help is appreciated. > -nat -- 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]
