Hi Joe, On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:00:33 -0800 Joe Krusick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi: Installed the following packages (with no errors) from the Red Hat > Linux V7.1 RPM files. It installed MySQL3 3.23.36-1, > MySQL-devel3.23.36-1, MySQL-Server3.23.36-1, and MySQLclient9.3.23.22.4. > > However, following instructions, I typed in, at the command line, > "mysql" and received the following error message "Error 2002 Can't > connect to local MySQL server through socket /var/likb/mysql/mysql.sock" > (2)". I'm sure that I'm not the first to have this problem, but "bad > luck" does tend to follow me. You haven't started the MySQL server. Try this as root: # /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld start --bk --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
