Basic Install?

/games/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:.:/opt/gnome/bin mike@cords-orj86jfje:/usr/local/mysql/mysql/bin Thanks, DeNewbie - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http

Please Help!

. Why am I having such a hard time entering these passwords. I can't even enter the root password. I'm nearly giving up. Thanks, DeNewbie P.S. I am using SuSe Linux 7.3 and I am using the latest MySQL binary rpm downloads ver 3.23

Testing New Install

-orj86jfje:/usr/bin # safe_mysqld [1] 1404 cords-orj86jfje:/usr/bin # A mysqld process already exists Thanks, DeNewbie P.S. I am using SuSe Linux 7.3 and I am using the latest MySQL binary rpm downloads ver 3.23

Basic RPM installation?

-rm safe_mysqld mike@cords-orj86jfje:/usr/bin su Password: cords-orj86jfje:/usr/bin # safe_mysql [1] 1126 bash: safe_mysql: command not found [1]+ Exit 127safe_mysql cords-orj86jfje:/usr/bin # What do I do from here ??? Thanks, DeNewbie

Is MySQL server running OK?

:~ # mysqlshow mysqlshow: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO) cords-orj86jfje:~ # mysqlshow mysql mysqlshow: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO) cords-orj86jfje:~ # What is exactly going on? Thanks, DeNewbie

Basic RPM Installation

remove the pid file: /var/lib/mysql/cords-orj86jfje.pid /usr/bin/safe_mysqld: /var/lib/mysql/cords-orj86jfje.err: Permission denied Please remove it manually and start /usr/bin/safe_mysqld again mysqld daemon not started What do I do from here ??? Thanks, DeNewbie

Basic RPM Installation

-- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:27:22 -0400 From: DeNewbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Basic RPM Installation I am new to this newsgroup and I am a SUSE Linux 7.3 user. I want to learn how to use PHP and MySQL and I am reading the MySQL