Check out http://www.mysql.com/doc/I/n/Installing.html. BTW, are you downloading the binary distribution or source distribution?
Hammer wrote: > > 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 -- Sammy Lau mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Tell me what you want and I'll tell you how you can live without it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
