> when I do this this is what I get: > starting mysql with databases from /var/lib/mysql > 030228 16:00:55 mysqld ended This may be your culprit right here... not sure where the mysql_install_db defaults its installs to, but I'm guessing its not /var/lib/mysql. And you installed everything into /usr/local/mysql, so you may need to edit your config file to tell it where to look for the install.
> Also when I do the following: > > shell>> ./mysqladmin ping > > I get the error message: > ./mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' > (2)' > check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' exists! This is happening because mysqld is not running... I believe that when you run safe_mysqld it creates the /tmp/mysql.sock file. So if it never runs no file is ever made. People please correct me if I'm wrong... I've never done a binary install. I've only installed MySQL at the time of my RH8.0 install. HTH & HIR(hope i'm right), Ryan __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.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
