Glyn,
Thank you for responding.
To start with, check that the .pid file doesn't exist if the server is stopped
Part of the problem is that I can't stop the server.
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
try running it manually with "/etc/init.d/mysql start" or "invoke-rc.d mysql
start"
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld
[fail]
$ sudo invoke-rc.d mysql start
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld
[fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
Try to take a look in syslog, it'll tell you what's been happening - if anything, give
"cat /var/log/syslog | grep mysq" a try ...
Whatever is messing with my MySQL server might be stopping it from
logging properly, because most of the logs I can find are empty. Every
time I try to output stuff, it just comes right back to the prompt:
~$ cat /var/log/syslog | grep mysq
~$ cd /var/log
/var/log$ more mysql.err
/var/log$ more mysql.log
/var/log$ cd mysql
/var/log/mysql$ ls
/var/log/mysql$
Is there anything else I can do to get a clean install of MySQL running
again?
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Dave M G
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