Karl Larsen wrote:
None of the above is in the referance manual. It's no wonder very few
ever use mysql...
Some basic computer administration knowlege is assumed. This way, when
someone says "it runs as its own user, not root," the words mean something.
--
Rob Munsch
Solutions For Progres
" It's no wonder very few ever use mysql..." -- nice bash there Karl.
Maybe would fit in a postgres forum better than here.
You could have followed my suggestion sent to you 7 hours ago to check
permissions on /var/run/mysqld ... and/or read the manual (it's in the
installation notes!) to learn
I have burned another 2 hours but got mysqld to run and have version
5 up and running! I'm now ready to get back to views.
To get things running I had to manually make a directory
/var/run/mysqld/ and then change the owner to mysql. I ran mysqld_safe
and it made a mysqld.pif and is now r
