Marty Ray This should help you out - http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/
> 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: > > "ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through > socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)" -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]