Marty Ray wrote:
I just downloaded and installed mysql 4.1.1 on a Macintosh G5, but I cannot get it to start up. I first tried manual startup using the unix commands as detailed in the manual. I kept getting the message mysql shutting down before I could hit ctl-Z. Then when I tried to connect, it stated:
First, you can avoid ctl-z like this
cd /usr/local/mysql sudo -v sudo bin/mysqld_safe &
The reason mysqld failed to start should be in the error log. The error log should be in mysql's data directory (probably /usr/local/mysql/data) and should be named hostname.err (where hostname is the name of your computer).
Most likely you have a permissions problem. Typically, this is either because mysql doesn't have permission to write to /tmp or because root instead of mysql owns the data directory and/or its contents. If so, you can fix these with
sudo chmod 1777 /tmp
and
sudo chown -R mysql:mysql /usr/local/mysql/data
respectively.
"ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)"
Right. The server (mysqld) didn't start, so there's nothing for the client (mysql) to talk to.
I then tried installing the automatic startup routine, restarted the computer and running mysql and I get the same message.
Right. The automatic startup routine effectively does the same thing as you running mysqld_safe. You need to find and fix the problem which keeps mysqld from starting, then both startup methods should work.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Marty Ray
Michael
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