Thanks Paul,
Can I install the Client from the same rpm that the server came from or is
it a diff download?
George
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Foxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 3:02 PM
Subject: RE: Installing on Linuxppc???
> Hiya,
>
> Yes, when you install from an rpm you just get the server, so you need to
> download the client programs binary in a seperate rpm and install them
too.
>
>
> Also, the rpm decides where to install everything so you don't actually
end
> up with a base install dir for MySQL. Your data directory should end up as
> /var/lib/mysql
>
> If all goes well then you should just be able to go
>
> shell> mysql
>
> and off you go : )
>
> This worked fine for me on red hat 7.1
>
> cheers,
>
> Paul
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George Pitcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 23 August 2001 14:52
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Installing on Linuxppc???
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Brand new to this list.
> >
> > I have MySQL running happily on my NT laptop. I decided it was time to
> > migrate to Linux so I have set up an old Mac (nubus) with
> > Linux-PPC-2000Q4
> > and have tried to install MySQL with varying degrees of difficulty.
> >
> > After some very futile attempts at a source compilation due to mising
> > headers I have downloaded the version 3.23.27 ppc.rpm and
> > rpm -i'd it. I
> > now see that the daemon is indeed running but I have no
> > control over it.
> >
> > There is no mysql folder outside the /var/bin/ folder so I
> > cannot set up
> > passwords or create databases etc.
> >
> > Can I just add a client to do this for me (if so where do I
> > get it and how
> > do I install over the daemon?) or is there another package
> > which I should
> > install to replace the one which is running (how do I stop it
> > without any
> > control?)
> >
> > Sorry my first posting is such a bummer.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > George Pitcher
> >
> > Technical Manager
> > HERON Project
> > Napier University
> > Edinburgh EH10 5DT
> >
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> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > http://www.heron.ac.uk
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