I need some help in installing MySQL. I did the following things 1) Downloaded the mysql version 3.23.36-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar.gz 2) tar -zxvf mysql-version 3) ln -s /usr/local/mysql-version mysql 4) adduser mysql 5) passwd mysql 6) chown -R mysql mysql-vesion mysql 7) chgrp -R root mysql-version mysql 8) su mysql 9) cd mysql 10) scripts/mysql_install_db 11) exit 12) chmod 755 /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server 13) /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start Till the step 12 the installation went great. But after i executed the step 13 i got the following message /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server:@HOSNAME@:command not found starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 010920 13:23:52 mysqld ended Thank you Kasi ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php