Go to the cmd line and type ps -ef , do you see mysqld listed? If so then it is already running.
-----Original Message----- From: Gergely Buday [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: problem starting server Hi there, I installed a mysql server on my Mac using homebrew. $ mysql --version mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.91, for apple-darwin10.0 (i386) using EditLine wrapper When trying to start it I get $ mysql.server start Starting MySQL .. ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/usr/local/var/mysql/dbxserver.lan.pid). What should I do to start MySQL? - Gergely -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[email protected] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[email protected]
