Oh, and if you're going to use this system as a server for
intranet/internet resources, why do you have a Win98 drive installed ??
You won't be able to use it if you're going to keep the system up, running
Linux...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Brazill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gavin Phillips-Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Problems Installing MySQL
> You shouldn't place the actual 'RPM's in "/usr/local/mysql" (/tmp would
> probably be a better place). I don't think that you have any control over
> the installation location when using the RPM technique...
>
> I am attaching my 'webdocs' on setting up a RedHat Linux system, including
> the installation and configuration of Apache/PHP/MySQL. Though the
'docs'
> refer to RedHat 6.2, the installation instructions are the same (I have
> just built 2 RedHat 7.1 systems without any problems...)
>
> If you're going to do any 'real' work with PHP and MySQL, you'll want to
> install and build the 'source' packages of each product (as apposed to the
> RPM technique that you have attempted to use). My 'docs' instruct you how
> to install the 'source' distributions of each package...
>
> Since you seletect the 'workstation' type of RedHat install, there might
be
> some packages missing that you'll need to compile each product.
>
> Good Luck...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gavin Phillips-Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 3:51 AM
> Subject: Problems Installing MySQL
>
>
> We have installed the Red Hat Linux 7.1 Deluxe Edition on a Pentium III PC
> (450MHZ) with 128MB RAM. We installed the Workstation option. The OS is
> Windows 98 Millennium Edition. There are 2 Hard Drives. The 6GB Drive has
> Windows 98 Millennium Edition installed. The 4GB Drive has the Red Hat
Linux
> 7.1 Deluxe Edition installed.
>
> We would like to create databases in MySQL and use PHP scripting to enable
> the apache web server to provide access to the database via an intranet or
> the internet.
>
> Initially we selected MySQL to be installed during the Red Hat Linux
> installation. When we ran the ³mysqladmin u root ping² command we
received
> an error message stating that the MySQL Daemon did not start.
> We then ran ³./bin/safe_mysqld Daemon, but we still could not launch
MySQL.
>
> We contacted Red Hat Support and they pointed us to your site where we
> printed out ³Installing MySQL². However we are still having problems with
> the installation.
>
> 1. We created a Directory /usr/local/mysql and copied the following files
> from the Red Hat Linux 7.1 CD to the /usr/local/mysql Directory:
> mysql-3.23.36.1.i386.rpm : mysql-devel-3.23.36.1.i386.rpm
> :mysql-3.23.36.1.i386.rpm : mysqlclient9-3.23.22.4.i386.rpm :
> mysqlserver-3.23.36.1.i386.rpm
> 2. We then ran the rpm i MySQL-VERSION.i386.rpm
> MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm Command from the /usr/local/mysql Directory
> and received an error message that the file did not exist.
> 3. We then ran the rpm i mysql-3.23.36.1.i386.rpm
> mysqlclient9-3.23.22.4.i386.rpm Command from the /usr/local/mysql
Directory.
> Something happened, but the var/lib/mysql Directory was not created.
>
> Could you please help with the installation. Can we make MySQL accessible
> via the KDE main menu if the installation is successful?
>
> Best regards
>
> Gavin Phillips-Page
>
>
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