Max is a server. your install directory out of an RPM should be /var/lib/mysql if you are root su to root and see if it's there. It should tell you this in /usr/share/doc/packages/Mysql thwere's a manual there or it should be.
John Coder On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 21:55, Chris Becker wrote: > Thanks Praveen, > > So Max is not a server version, it sure is difficult to determine that on > the download page: > > MySQL database server & standard clients: > · MySQL 3.23 -- Stable release (recommended) latest version is 3.23.52 > · · 3.23 -- Default package (use this if you are unsure) > · · 3.23 Max -- Package with maximum features > > Should I now download 3.23 (Default pkg) and run the rpm, how will this > affect what happened on my server below? Is there a way to un-install the > client and Max? Or should I just install 3.23 and all will be better? > > Thanks again. > > Chris > > > > At 06:23 PM 10/3/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >Hi, > > > >Where is the Mysql-server version. you have installed > >only client and mysql-max, but no mysql-server. Use > >rpm -Uvh for your installations, so that you can > >easily know the progress of installation. > > > >regards, > >Praveen > >--- Chris Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > RedHat6.2 install (everything) out of box on Intel 1 > > > proc server 256mb ram. > > > > > > Downloaded 3.23.52-1 rpm & client rpm to > > > /usr/loca/tmp - i created the tmp > > > folder as root and chmod 777 > > > > > > Followed the install instructions - which only > > > included: > > > > > > To perform a standard minimal installation, run: > > > shell> rpm -i MySQL-VERSION.i386.rpm > > > MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm > > > > > > (No user or group or environment setup instructions > > > before running rpm's???) > > > > > > So logged in as root I executed the following, and > > > got the result below > > > > > > [root@plinux tmp]# rpm -i > > > MySQL-Max-3.23.52-1.i386.rpm > > > MySQL-client-3.23.52-1.i386.rpm > > > Giving mysqld a couple of seconds to restart > > > var/tmp/rpm-tmp.10346: /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql: No > > > such file or directory > > > > > > Was this successful? Where did mysql install to? > > > > > > The post installation steps say to: > > > > > > shell> ./scripts/mysql_install_db > > > shell> cd mysql_installation_directory > > > shell> ./bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & > > > > > > cd_mysql_installation_directory - where the heck did > > > it install at? don't > > > think this happened... > > > > > > thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris Becker > > > MCDBA MCSE > > > http://www.PrismSoftware.com > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > >http://sbc.yahoo.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 > > Chris Becker > MCDBA MCSE > http://www.PrismSoftware.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
