Thanks for the help! Worked perfectly. Don
Paul DuBois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 10:01 -0700 4/16/04, Don Dachner wrote: >Ok, that worked. Thanks. > >I guess now my only question is is there something wrong with my >environment since I have to type: > >"./bin/mysql -u root" > >instead of > >"mysql -u root"? I don't know about "wrong", but that's certainly less convenient than it needs to be. Add the directory that contains the MySQL client programs to your PATH variable. If you're not sure how to do that, read this: http://www.kitebird.com/mysql-cookbook/path.pdf > >Thanks, >Don > >At 9:30 -0700 4/16/04, Don Dachner wrote: >>I ran ./bin/safe_mysqld & >> >>and got: >> >>[1] 3328 >> >>root # Starting mysqld daemon with databases from >/usr/local/mysql/data >> >>and the cursor hangs on the next line down ... > > >Your shell printed "root #". safe_mysqld (running in the background) >printed the Starting... messages, followed by a newline. That puts >the cursor on the next line. > >But your shell is still waiting for a new command. Just type it in. >Or hit Enter a few times to see that the shell is waiting for input. -- Paul DuBois, MySQL Documentation Team Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB, www.mysql.com
