Hi Ian, Thanks for the reply. I was specifying the new port of 3307. I actually got it working over the weekend. Turns out I had to add a few entries in the mysqld section of the my.cnf file and I was able to connect.
Regards, Mark Ian Simpson wrote: > > Mark, > > When you try to log-in to the new instance, are you specifying the new > port number to the client? If you don't give it the new port number, > then it will connect to the default port, which is presumably your > 4.0.20 instance. > > Mark-E wrote: >> I have a Solaris box where MySQL 4.0.20 instance is running (to support >> Bugzilla 2.22). I have loaded mysql5.0 on the same box (for Bugzilla >> 3.0.3) >> and created a new mysql50 user that I want to use to run this instance >> with. >> I tried to start the instance on another port by running the following >> command... >> >> ./bin/mysqld_safe --defaults-file=/usr/local/mysql-5.0/my.cnf >> --socket=/tmp/mysql50/mysql.sock --port=3307 >> --basedir=/usr/local/mysql-5.0 >> --datadir=/usr/local/mysql-5.0/data >> --pid-file=/usr/local/mysql-5.0/mysql50.pid --user=mysql50 >> >> The instance appears to start but the message "Starting the instance" >> comes >> up and I never get back to the system prompt. it just sits there. If I >> open >> another terminal window and do a ps -ef | grep mysql, I can see the new >> processes running. There is nothing in the error log. >> >> I ran the mysql_install_db.sh script to create the mysql database >> however, I >> cannot log in. I thought that it creates a root user with no password. I >> tired logging in as root with no password bu no luck. If i use the mysql >> 4.0.20 root user password, I get into the 4.0.20 instance even though the >> mysql50 user does not have mysql 4.0.20 in it's path. when I run mysql at >> the prompt, how would I differentiate between the 2 instances? >> >> So at this point I am stuck. If anyone out can help guide me on what I >> need >> to do to ge tthe instance up and running properly, I would appreciate it. >> I >> am rather new to MySQL and I have read through the docs but things are >> still >> not very clear. >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Mark >> > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Starting-a-2nd-MySQL-instance-on-UNIX-tp16834758p16941984.html Sent from the MySQL - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
