On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 04:02:44PM +1200, Defryn NZ wrote: > I have been trying to install mysql on my freebsd box but it won't work. > When I use a freebsd package it works but it does not put it where I want > it. It seems like there is little control over it > The freebsd package is also an older version (3.23.42) > > I have downloaded the binary for freebsd from the mysql website. > I followed the instructions from the o'reilly book ,the mysql manual and the > php/mysql web applications. > > Everything seems to work until I run ./mysqladmin or I want to start mysql. > > I get the error that /tmp/mysql.sock cannot be found. I can't see it > there either. It was there when installed it as a package
Is /tmp/mysql.sock missing after you start the MySQL server using `bin/safe_mysqld'? -- Jeremy D. Zawodny, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Technical Yahoo - Yahoo Finance Desk: (408) 349-7878 Fax: (408) 349-5454 Cell: (408) 685-5936 MySQL 3.23.47-max: up 86 days, processed 2,253,883,132 queries (301/sec. avg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
