What I did was beat my brains out on the same exact problem. In the end I have no clue what I did to get it actually working. I had re-installed the mysql from the .tar.gz, I installed all the RPM's several times. Everytime, I fully rebooted the system, and finally I have to run safe_mysqld --user=root
I think finaly I ran the tar -zxvf on the mysqlmax.<version>.tar.gz, rebooted the system, then re-ran safe_mysqld --user=root. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Cheng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:01 AM Subject: Mysql installation. Help! > Hi all, > I got this error message when trying to connect to mysql at the shell > command: > > Error 2002:Can't connect to local MySql server through socket > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > > > There is no mysql.sock in the /var/lib/mysql directory. Did I miss some > thing in the mysql installation? Where could I find the mysql.sock? I > install mysql that came with redhat 7.2. Thank for the help. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
