on 04/05/2003 10:48 PM, Ken Tozier at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Has anyone successfully installed "mysql-max-4.0.12" on OS X? > > I've been trying for three days to set the root password and nothing I > try seems to work. I'm a total unix newbie but I did go out and buy a > Unix book and think I have enough of a feel for it to follow printed > directions. It seems to launch ok but when I try to create new > databases I get the following error: > > mysql> create test; > ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual > that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to > use near 'test' at line 1 > > Not sure whether this is a problem, but running mysql> show databases; > the terminal seems to hang. The absence of the "mysql" database seems > to be a bad thing as the documentation clearly states "mysql database > is required because it describes user access privileges" does this > indicate a fatal install error? Is there a way to roll this file by > hand? > > Thanks > > Seriously puzzled newbie
Any particular reason you are using max? Just use the normal version it runs fine. ------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Haneda Tel: 415.898.2602 http://www.newgeo.com Fax: 313.557.5052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Novato, CA U.S.A. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
