Supposed that the problem is that localstatedir is not having /usr/local/var
having a file mysql.sock. may be which is not started. give ps -e and
check for the process. if it is existing then killall mysqld. Then give
the command at /usr/local/bin/safe_mysqld --log --log-update & to send it t
hi
mysqldump -u (username) -h (hostname) -p databasename tablename>filename
password
then upload the same whereever required
mysql -u (username) -h(hostname) -p databasename > hi
> >
> > i want to dump the contents of one table into a text
> > file ... can you tell me what i've done wrong ?
>