Usually mysql is located at /usr/local/mysql in the terminal window. Using Terminal, get to /usr/local/mysql/bin 'ls' will give you the list of files in the folder
Try ./mysqld_safe > On 10/6/06, Chris Elhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> apologize for the newbie question. >> >> installed mySQL 4 some time ago, and just played around with it in >> terminal. Now that I really need to learn some database, I can't get >> it to start in terminal. it autostarts; I can see it in the activity >> monitor as a background process. but when I try to invoke it from >> Term I get a 'cmd not found' message. >> >> trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong: >> chris. >> Rahul S. Johari Supervisor, Internet & Administration Informed Marketing Services Inc. 500 Federal Street, Suite 201 Troy NY 12180 Tel: (518) 687-6700 x154 Fax: (518) 687-6799 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.informed-sources.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
