John Daisley wrote:
Take a look at the online documentation, it will give you all the info
you could dream of regarding error files, installation procedures and
configuration issues.
I have been looking at this stuff until my eyes pop out - perhaps there
is too much of it. It certainly is very confusing.
I have never installed MySQL on Freebsd so can't help you there but I
have installed it on Redhat, Centos, Solaris, windows and Mac with the
utmost ease and I really cannot see the FreeBSD install being anything
different.
Sounds like you have a lot of other software issues too, maybe you
should look at the problems of the system as a whole! If something
refuses to install its usually a fault with the system / software
configuration you are trying to install too and rarely a fault with
the installation procedure itself.
As a matter of fact, I have set up this FreeBSD 7.0 box strictly for
modifying and improving a couple of simple (??) websites. Everything was
working perfectly util I tried to unistall MySQL6.0.8alpha and install
v. 51 to be compatible with the ISP Website host.
From what I see, there is a problem in the documentation (or my
inability to comprehend) of MySQL.
I have been trying for 4 days without any success. And things get more
complicated when there is a problem in other software like php5.2.8.
I just now reinstalled MySQL5.1.30; I ran mysql_install_db --user=mysql
and that seemed to be ok; I then tried to start the server with
bin/mysqld_safe -user=mysql and wow... wait... wait... wait.... how long
am I supposed to wait ... the thing just hung up and I had to reboot...
how am I supposed to start the thing - I have started it befor with
mysql-server start from /usr/local/etc/rc.d/
and even by rebooting...
that's it for today - tomorrow I'll try again.. absurdity seems to never
end... :-(
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On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 15:47 -0500, PJ wrote:
Do what I can, there seems to be no way to install mysql 5.1.30 on
FreeBSD 7.0
I even removed all files in reference to mysql5.0, 5.1, 6.0.8 from the
Ports collection, cvsup'd the Ports, deinstalled php5, php5-mysql,
phpMyAdmin, Webmin and followed the documentation as closely as possible
(a number of contradictions in file names and locations) to install
MySQL 5.1.30, run the install tables script, change the root password
both with and without the server name (it is never clear in the
documentation as to just when to start or stop the server) - the mysql
database is not created, access is denied to root (using password=NO) -
now, why is one supposed to set up the password and then the password is
not accepted - what is this nonsense; su mysql does not work.... how is
it possible that I was originally able to set up mysql6.0.8 and get it
running along with phpMyAdmin and Webmin... now I have updated even php5
to 5.2.8 and now phpMyAdmin cannot be installed because of a break in
php5.2.8 (the php5-sld - or something like that)
This is the most absurd mess that I have seen - it seems that the
programmers have all gone loony and have forgotten that the essence of
productivity and success is the old KISS principle - Keep It Simple Stupid.
I think there must be a lot of people sleeping out there in computer
never-never-land.
No wonder Bill Gates is a genius among the so-called computer nerds out
there. I detest Windows and all their bloated garbage - but you have to
admit that their aim is to make it simple for us Idiots out here. My
productivity has dropped to minus a few hundred percent since I started
to set up mysql.
Is there somebody out there who could help me figure out this mess.
What error files, if any should I be looking for...
Ohhhh, yes - to add to all the shit, I now cannot access php (index)
files on apache22 since upgrading to apache22 2.2.11 and php5.2.8 - now
I have to try to figure what has changed in both those programs... man,
this is no way to work with programs... look at Adobe and most of the
commercial stuff - there are at times some running issues, but mostly
they just keep adding features to a solid base... why are all these open
source programs such a hassle... I suppose I should set up some older
versions and just never update... seems that's the way to go.
Sorry to be ranting, but this is just unbelievable... I have, in the
past had some problems in installing such programs as cups and samba,
but eventually I was able to fix things and now those programs are no
longer a problem... but now....even pgsql was a breeze to install and
update... the only reason I'm trying to install mysql is because my ISP
Web host is using that... maybe not if I can help it....
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