I'm installing mysql on RedHat 7.1 linux. I downloaded the
relevant rpms (version 3.23.36-1) and installed them. But I think there
was already a source rpm installed (mysql was ready to be installed from a
source distribution but hadn't been). When I try to run mysql_install_db
I get
I've written a C program which inserts new entries into a table
with an auto_incremented column. In testing it I created several entries,
which I then deleted by connecting to mysql from the unix command line.
The problem is, when I reset the last_insert_id from the mysql prompt, it
To summarize: I was getting a cannot connect through
socket... error. It would appear that the server is not running and the
socket doesn't exist. So I tried to start the server (as root) using
safe-mysqld and mysql.server start, but in either case I recieve the
message:
chown:
So, I had mysql up and running a week ago, but at some point the
system on which it was installed was rebooted. Now when I try to connect
I get a Cannot connect through socket 'var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' error
message. I've read some of the archives and found similar problems. The
