usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --user = mysql & or ./safe_mysqld --user = mysql & Have a look at /mysql/bin/var/hostname.err.log
Hope this helps Simon -----Original Message----- From: Hammer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 April 2002 10:19 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How to start the MySQL server Dear friends, I'm running RedHat Linux, I just downloaded the ~.tar.gz mysql file in my /usr/local directory and uncompressed it. Now I can get the target directory but I don't know how to start the server. I tried: ./bin/safe_mysqld --user=root & but it doesn't work for me. Any help is warmly welcome. Regards, Yao --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
